Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is ordered that the provisions of the said Civil Service Retirement Act be, and they are hereby, extended to apply to all employees who serve under appointments made without competitive examination

Context

Executive Order 7887—Extending the Provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act to Employees Appointed Under Authority of...

05/15/1938

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the powers conferred upon the Price Administrator by the 'Emergency Price Control Act of 1942.'
9/16/1942
This is the purpose of parity.
9/16/1942
In any industry or occupation in which the Secretary finds that a wage stabilization agreement approved by a Government department or agency...
9/16/1942
After all, parity is, by its very definition, a fair relationship between the prices of the things farmers sell and the things they buy.
9/16/1942

View All Franklin Roosevelt Quotes