Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I think it is rather nice."

"I hereby exempt the said August Thomas from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending July 31, 1943."

"This waste could be curtailed to the advantage of the individual motorist, and likewise to the advantage of the country, if the speed of all motor vehicles were limited to a maximum of forty miles per..."

"The tire rationing program... has been a marked success and has met with ready acceptance throughout the United States."