Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"With adequate safeguards against the military use of exported helium, it would appear to be the duty of this country as a good neighbor to share our unneeded surplus it may have with other countries."

"The United States has a monopoly of helium and all important reserves are owned by the Government."

"The time has arrived for us to take further action to extend the frontiers of social progress."

"We must ever bear in mind that our objective is to improve and not to impair the standard of living of those who are now undernourished, poorly clad and ill-housed."