FDR: “Sometimes I get bored sitting in Washington hearing certain people talk and talk about all that government ought not do.”

The logic of events and our clear and pressing national interest must override our old party controversies.

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

We all know that the reduction of Government-created barriers to trade will not solve all our trade problems.