FDR

Officers and employees of the Foreign Service shall observe such official hours of duty as may be prescribed by act of Congress, by order of the President, or by administrative regulation of the Secretary of State.

Diplomatic and consular officers shall conform with such regulations as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State regarding their place of residence during periods of assignment to Foreign Service posts.

It has always seemed odd to me and to the people of the United States to find Finland a partner of Nazi Germany.

I think I can speak for all Americans when I say that we sincerely hope Finland will now take the opportunity to disassociate herself from Germany.

To enable me to form an opinion as to the effectiveness of this measure I should appreciate it if you could at once advise me by wire.

Both at home and abroad, Hitler and his followers have waged a ruthless war against the churches of all faiths.

It shall be understood that the term of copyright in any case is not and cannot be altered or affected by this proclamation.

One thing that I don't dare say— talk about out loud—is the effect it would have on Government bonds.

The more you do to tell the people that 'peace is just around the corner,' the better it is, but nobody agrees that peace is around the corner.

We are going to win the war- it is going to take an awfully long time- and we don't like to be interfered with in the winning of the war.

I am personally confident of victory in the long run.

This enlarged program will provide the armed forces with a necessary reservoir of younger men with specialized training at the college level.

To be eligible for training all young men who will be high school graduates by July I must take the joint Army-Navy qualifying examination on March 15.

there is hereby established in the Office of War Mobilization a Retraining and Reemployment Administration

The Secretary of War shall permit the managements of the said plants, facilities, installations and properties taken under the provisions of this order to continue with their managerial functions to the maximum degree possible consistent…

Certainly, your differing with me does not affect my confidence in your leadership nor in any degree lessen my respect and affection for you personally.

All federal agencies, including but not limited to the War Manpower Commission, the National Selective Service System, and the Department of Justice, are directed to cooperate with the Secretary of War to the fullest extent possible in…

I regret to learn from your speech in the Senate on the tax veto that you thought I had in my message attacked the integrity of yourself and other members of the Congress.

I wouldn't mind if we had a committee of the United Nations come here and make a report on us.

I like to think that mere association helps things along.

We have got to move, the way we did in the Philippines, to teach them self-government.

We recognize that our British and Dutch brothers-in-arms are as determined to throw the Japanese out of Malaya and the Dutch East Indies as we are determined to free the Philippines.

We probably can't hurt our own men by publishing these stories.

That weapon is morale—a people who know that they are fighting 'the good fight'.

The well-being of our youth is indeed our foremost concern—their health and happiness our enduring responsibility.