That, my friends, is what I honestly believe to have been the clear and underlying purpose of the patriots who wrote a federal constitution to create a national government with national power, intended as they said, "to form a more perfect union. . . for ourselves and our posterity.
Roosevelt emphasizes the foundational purpose of the U.S. Constitution in creating a strong national government for future generations.
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The Secretary of the Interior shall make employment available and provide protection to all employees working at such mines.
Possession of any mine or mines taken under this order shall be terminated by the Secretary of the Interior as soon as he determines that such possession is no longer required for the successful prosecution of the war.
All Federal agencies are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of the Interior to the fullest extent possible.
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