Grover Cleveland actually said...

"Thursday, the 3d of September, being the anniversary of the signing of the treaty of peace at Paris by which the independence of these United States was recognized and secured, has been suggested by t..."

"These bills I have approved on the assumption that the claims were meritorious and that by the passage of the bills the Government has waived full proof of the facts."

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

"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."