Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"Above all things, in a time grown too solemn and somber he brought his countrymen back to a sense of proportion."

"Will Rogers deserves the gratitude of the nation and so it is fitting that the dedication of this Memorial should be a national event, made so by the magic of radio."

"New ideas cannot be administered successfully by men with old ideas, for the first essential of doing a job well is the wish to see the job done at all."

"His appeal went straight to the heart of the nation."