Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"It is of primary importance that this work should be done very carefully and under the supervision of an impartial committee."

"The objective is to put three and a half million men to work during the coming fiscal year."

"Politics, so far as we are concerned, is out."

"We want them to feel that they are getting work, even though the amount they get in pay for their work is somewhat below what they would be able to earn in private jobs."