Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"It is a source of satisfaction that business men have at last come to recognize that it is this Administration's purpose to aid the honest business man."

"...you fellows… would not be, most of you, any good whatsoever, because you do not know any of these technical trades; besides which, you would, nearly all of you, be soft."

"We are cleaning house, putting our financial machinery in good order."

"These Acts give the Securities and Exchange Commission power to regulate investment trusts and investment counselors."