Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

You see before you today a monument which is a very definite representation of the national policy of your Government.

That is why I know they will go along with my thought of caring first for the great masses of people in this country who are crying for care...

This symbol, which we dedicate today, will live all through the years to remind us that we are going to make progress in an American way.

The improvement of their hard lot—for they exist in every community—is a definite obligation on all of our citizens.