Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

I do hereby authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to permit, during the continuance of such emergency... the importation free of duty of s...

The works of art thus offered to the Government constitute one of the finest and most valuable collections in existence.

It is with a keen sense of appreciation of the generous purpose of the donor that I submit this matter to the Congress.

Truly, 'one touch of nature makes the whole world kin.'