09/22/1937
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"By their fruits shall ye know them."
"I think the time has come to recognize the practical exposition of the Good Neighbor Policy."
"By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, and in order to assure..."
"I hereby appoint Benjamin W. Thoron, Director, Division of Territories and Island Possessions, Department of the Interior, as Administrator of the Puerto Rico Reconstruction Administration."