Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"The prolonged drought has given added emphasis to the benefits of irrigation."

"The National Reclamation Association was organized to encourage the conservation of water, the greatest Western resource."

"Your achievements as a group are very gratifying, particularly in educating the public as to the place Federal reclamation takes in our economic existence."

"We can almost say, 'He was a great American as well as a great Frenchman.'"