FDR: “Civil aviation is clearly recognized as the backlog of national defense in the Civil Aeronautics Act.”

We must go on to do all in our power to conquer the doubts and the fears, the ignorance and the greed, which made this horror possible.

I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.

The work, my friends, is peace.

It is not really of any great importance.