Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

it is ordered that during the fiscal year 1941 the grades and ratings of the enlisted men of the Regular Army shall be as set forth herein

Executive Order 8502—Regulations Governing the Grades and Ratings of Enlisted Men of the Regular Army for the Fiscal Year...

08/02/1940

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

By seeking the help of God in a more unselfish striving for the common bettering of mankind.

May we on that day in our churches and in our homes give humble thanks for the blessings bestowed upon us during the year past by Almighty G...

Greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches can never bring lasting happiness or good to the individual or to his neighbors.

I do set aside and appoint Thursday, the thirtieth day of November, 1933, to be a Day of Thanksgiving for all our people.