Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I asked him to go down and talk to them confidentially, on behalf of the United States.

Excerpts from the Press Conference in Hyde Park

08/19/1940

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

Have faith in our words.

Do not obstruct, I beg of you, this great purpose.

We come among you solely to defeat and rout your enemies.

I salute again and reiterate my faith in Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity.