Woodrow Wilson actually said...

by virtue of the power and authority vested in me by the aforesaid acts of Congress do hereby prescribe, proclaim and make known

I am sure that I am speaking the mind of all thoughtful Americans when I say that it is our duty as the representatives of the nation to do ...

To assume control of the vast railway systems of the country is, I realize, a very great responsibility.

It is hereby ordered, under authority found in the act of June twenty-first, nineteen hundred and six.