"H.R. 4664, entitled 'An act for the relief of Capt. George R. Armstrong, United States Army, retired,' is hereby returned without my approval."
"If it stood by itself it might not be important enough to warrant a veto."
"This act, in my opinion, is so framed as to undertake to take away and limit the constitutional authority of the President to make appointments."
"But more important still, I do not believe that permanency of appointment of those engaged in the professional and scientific activities of the Government is necessary for progress or accomplishment i..."
"The War Department has been the principal Federal agency to render assistance."
"If the War Department be precluded from using these reserve supplies and equipment in case of actual and imperative call, its effectiveness as an agency to relieve distress is diminished."
"It is but natural, therefore, that we should turn to the field of art."
"If we could surround ourselves with forms of beauty, the evil things of life would tend to disappear and our moral standards would be raised."
"Through our contact with the beautiful we see more of the truth and are brought into closer harmony with the infinite."
"With general prosperity, with high wages, with reasonable hours of labor, has come both the means and the time to cultivate artistic spirit."
"I talked yesterday with the conferees and some others relative to the flood bill."
"I am a good deal disturbed at the number of proposals that are being made for an expenditure of money."