Grover Cleveland actually said...

"This proposed legislation does injustice to a very worthy pensioner who was on the pension roll at the time of the passage of the law."

"The policy of frequently reversing by special enactment the decisions of the Bureau invested by law with the examination of pension claims is exceedingly questionable."

"It must be admitted that in some cases justice and equity can not be done nor the charitable tendencies of the Government in favor of worthy objects of its care indulged under fixed rules."

"She would thus lose for nearly two months the increase of pension already secured to her."