Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Today, in sustaining American ideals of justice, an ounce of action is worth more than a pound of argument.

Veto of a Bill Regulating Administrative Agencies

12/07/1940

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You have the Nation's gratitude and the Nation's prayers for success as you and your men fight your way back to Bataan.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and as President of the United States, ...

We have learned our lesson about Japan.