Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

No sensible person would advocate an attempt to prevent the normal exchange of commodities between other continents and the Americas.

Message to Congress on Assistance for Other American Republics in Marketing Surplus Products

07/21/1940

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

The Budget of the United States Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1936, is transmitted herewith for your consideration.

Business was substantially more active during the fiscal year 1934 than in either of the two preceding fiscal years.

The estimated expenditures for the fiscal year 1936 total in round figures $8,520,000,000.

I am submitting to the Congress a Budget for the fiscal year 1936, which balances except for expenditures to give work to the unemployed.