Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

Less than 5 percent of all of the civilian employees in these departments—or about 84,000—have been deferred for occupational reasons.

Message to Congress Defending Federal Employees Against Charges of Draft Dodging

10/25/1943

More Franklin Roosevelt Quotes

reserves should equal that percentage of all apportioned funds susceptible to the establishment of such reserves

I am very confident of the future of this country as long as we maintain the democracy of our manners and the democracy of our hearts.

This has been a good Fourth of July for the country.

The objectives of the President, and, I believe of the great majority of our citizens, remain the same.