I congratulate all of you ladies and gentlemen, all of you in the Congress, in the executive departments and all of you who come from private life, and I thank you for your splendid efforts in behalf of this sound, needed and patriotic legislation.
Statement on Signing the Social Security Act
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I have given my approval to S. 340, the insurance bill, which passed the Congress last week.
Every American who has played a part in the job of growing, conserving, harvesting, distributing, and processing our food supply has done a magnificent job.
We are a Nation of free people, and free people know how to go over the top- whether it's a Nazi wall, a Japanese island fortress, a production goal, a bond drive, or a stream of silver dimes.
We must always bear in mind that fact, when we speak or think of international relations.
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