Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"It is believed that this proposed bill carries out a moral responsibility of the Federal Government and it is hoped that such action will be followed as largely as possible by private industry in ever..."

"The chief objection to that is that it does not cover a great many other States which also produce oil."

"It should not be assumed by any person, any partnership, any corporation that this proposed legal continuation of the National Recovery Administration... relates in any shape, manner or form to enforc..."

"It should not be assumed by any person that this proposed continuation of the National Recovery Administration, in skeletonized form, relates in any way to the enforcement of working conditions or fai..."