Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"Except as otherwise provided in this order, the procurement of food, food machinery, and other food facilities in foreign countries shall be performed consistently with directives issued to such Admin..."

"I have assured them that the Government of the United States of America will see to it that their independence will be promptly established and—still more important—that it will be protected."

"Such action on the part of the Congress would assure the Philippine people again of our sincerity of purpose, and of our resolution to accord them as soon as feasible the legal status of complete free..."

"I am sure that the American people believe that the Filipino people have earned the right juridically to be free and independent."