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"

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

"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 everything that it is necessary to do to secure the complete..."

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