Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

It is the same thought, to put it into naval terms, as to say that the speed of a fleet is the speed of the slowest vessel in the fleet.

I commend them to your care, and I am very certain that you will give it to them.

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

That is why I know they will go along with my thought of caring first for the great masses of people in this country who are crying for care...