Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I hope that at an early date the Senate will advise and consent to the adherence by the United States to the Protocol of Signature of the Statute of the Permanent Court of International Justice."

"The sovereignty of the United States will be in no way diminished or jeopardized by such action."

"The United States has an opportunity once more to throw its weight into the scale in favor of peace."

"Mrs. Carmen B. Knox may be appointed as a clerk in the Post Office Department in the classified service without compliance with the requirements of the civil-service rules."