Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"These coins do not have a wide circulation as a medium of exchange, and, because of the multiplicity of designs arising from the issuance of such coins, they jeopardize the integrity of our coins and ..."

"We must confine ourselves to the greater need."

"Now, this addition will take care of a large part of that additional number of able-bodied citizens who can work."

"It is a continuing policy and there are two perfectly definite schools of thought."