Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"This action was of course directly contrary to the intent of the provision in the Independence Act cited above."

"No effort has been made to work out some form of compromise which would be less unjust to the Philippine people."

"It is, of course, wholly clear that the intent of the Congress by this provision was to exempt from import duty 448,000,000 pounds of coconut oil from the Philippines."

"Enforcement of this provision at this time will produce a serious condition among many thousands of families in the Philippine Islands."