Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"These Acts give the Securities and Exchange Commission power to regulate investment trusts and investment counselors."

"Personally, I am absolutely opposed to the postponement because it means in these days—and we all know what the world situation is—nearly a year of delay."

"We have proved one thing pretty conclusively this year and last year, and that is that we have too many men that are soft."

"This program is essential, not only because it results in necessary reforms, but for the much more important reason that it will enable us to absorb the shock of any crisis."