Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"That is a nice question—something that ought to be thought about;"

"It might be the safest way; but of course, naturally, one doesn't like to withhold information from committees of Congress."

"The test is what the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy thinks would be harmful to the defense of this country to give out."

"It is not correct, in the first place, but a lot of people are going to think it is."