Franklin Roosevelt actually said...

"I am sure that the American people believe that the Filipino people have earned the right juridically to be free and independent."

"By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the statutes of the United States, as President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy, I hereby order as foll..."

"I, therefore, recommend legislation by the Congress giving the President the authority, to advance the date provided in existing law and to proclaim the legal independence of the Philippines, as a sep..."

"I count on you to bear yourselves well."