FDR: “The banking system is so constituted because of these assets that it seems ready to meet any war demands that may be…”

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 must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.

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

Improved standards of nutrition, increased levels of farm incomes, avoidance of agricultural surpluses—these are among the important objectives that the Food and Agriculture Organization will assist the Nations of the world in achieving.