Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"Recognizing that the practice of striking special coins in commemoration of historical events and of permitting the sponsoring organization to sell them at a profit was a misuse of our coinage system."

"These coins do not have a wide circulation as a medium of exchange, and, because of the multiplicity of designs arising from the issuance of such coins, they jeopardize the integrity of our coins and ..."

"It is a policy which can never be merely unilateral."

"These modern days... closer personal contacts are an essential to the well-being of nations of the world."