Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I count on you to bear yourselves well."

"I, therefore, recommend legislation by the Congress giving the President the authority, to advance the date provided in existing law and to proclaim the legal independence of the Philippines, as a sep..."

"I have assured them that the Government of the United States of America will see to it that their independence will be promptly established and—still more important—that it will be protected."

"I am sure that the American people believe that the Filipino people have earned the right juridically to be free and independent."