Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"We will fight for the democratic process, and that's all."

"I hereby exempt the said Charley R. Davis from compulsory retirement for age for a period of one year ending August 31, 1942."

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 2 of the Civil Service Act (22 Stat. 403, 404), and by section 1753 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows."

"This Order will become generally effective on January 1, 1942."