FDR

I present herewith a report of the operations under these acts to the end of the calendar year 1938.

I particularly call attention to the desirability of affording greater old age security.

I cannot too strongly urge the wisdom of building upon the principles contained in the present Social Security Act in affording greater protection to our people.

We must have armed forces and defenses strong enough to ward off sudden attack against strategic positions and key facilities essential to ensure sustained resistance and ultimate victory.

There is new range and speed to offense.

This program is but the minimum of requirements.

Every American knows that we have no thought of aggression, no desire for further territory.

The Executive Order of October 20, 1874, withdrawing public lands for lighthouse purposes, and Executive Order No. 4430 of April 23, 1926, withdrawing public lands for classification, are hereby revoked in so far as they affect any of the…

It would be particularly gratifying if these matters could be discussed in direct conversations between high officials of our respective governments.

Executive Order No. 4130 of January 22, 1925, withdrawing public land for use as a fish hatchery, is hereby revoked.

Less than half of the voters of America are Democrats.

Yes, we have learned to go behind the headlines and behind the leads and behind the glittering generalities.

Today, as in Jackson's day, a majority of the people want only a President who honestly cares for them.

The way to avoid fighting among ourselves is to fight together against the enemies of the American people.

Tell your fellows to learn to count and get to shooting at the enemy again and they will be all right.

The greater part of the budgetary deficits that have been incurred have gone for permanent, tangible additions to our national wealth.

It is my hope that the observance of Brotherhood Day this year will advance these ideals.

I believe I am expressing the thought of the most far-sighted students of our economic system in saying that it would be unwise either to curtail expenditures sharply or to impose drastic new taxes at this stage of recovery.

Sound progress toward a budget that is formally balanced is not to be made by heavily slashing expenditures or drastically increasing taxes.

All groups must unite in maintaining for all, the liberties guaranteed by the American Constitution.

We can and do fix the rate of taxation definitely by law.

We ought to do as much as we feel we ought to do in the immediate future, and then wait until next year and see what we have to do then.

Sound progress toward a budget that is formally balanced is not to be made by heavily slashing expenditures or drastically increasing taxes.

We can and do fix the rate of taxation definitely by law.

We as one of the Republics reiterate our willingness to help the cause of world peace.