Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Germany, on the one hand, and Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands, on the other hand."

"They have often served to keep lines of communication open when disorder, war, or misfortune closed other channels."

"Whereas, under the treaties of the United States and the law of nations it is the duty of the United States, in any war in which the United States is a neutral, not to permit the commission of unneutr..."

"All transfers of credit between any banking institutions within the United States; and all transfers of credit between any banking institution within the United States and any banking institution outs..."