Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Our Nation covets no territory; it desires to hold no people against their will over whom it has gained sovereignty through war.

Message to Congress Regarding Independence for the Philippine Islands

03/01/1934

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It is hereby ordered that a corporation of the District of Columbia be and is hereby created.

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It should be a challenge to you to respond to these expectations.