Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby proclaim that a state of war unhappily exists between Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Italy.

Proclamation 2141—Prohibiting the Export of Arms and Ammunition to Ethiopia and Italy

10/04/1935

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

The only thing lacking is the formal establishment of the Philippine Republic.

I give to the people of the Philippines my solemn pledge that their freedom will be redeemed and their independence established and protecte...

The great day of your liberation will come, as surely as there is a God in Heaven.

We shall keep this promise, just as we have kept every promise which America has made to the Filipino people.