Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

The care of the disabled, the sick, the destitute and the starving in all ranks of our population—that, my friends, is the first thing.

You see before you today a monument which is a very definite representation of the national policy of your Government.

This symbol, which we dedicate today, will live all through the years to remind us that we are going to make progress in an American way.

The improvement of their hard lot—for they exist in every community—is a definite obligation on all of our citizens.