
Our country is not merely the sum of its parts.
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Our country is not merely the sum of its parts.

The fight against infantile paralysis cannot be a local war.

I am confident of the eventual outcome of this fight against infantile paralysis.

Our problems of Government are chiefly the conflicts of growth and change.

Americans do not measure human life and happiness in terms of dollars.

Health is no guarantee of freedom, but without it no people can really be free.

This order shall become effective with respect to any agency concerned as of the close of its pay period terminating or current on January 31, 1946.

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, including Title I of the First War Powers Act, 1941 (55 Stat. 838), and the War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 785), and as…

The executive agencies of the Government shall exercise their emergency powers and other powers for the purpose of aiding in the solution of the problems created by the existing housing emergency, the alleviation of which is vital to an…

If we let Europe go cold and hungry, we may lose some of the foundations of order on which the hope for world-wide peace must rest.

We must help to the limits of our strength, and we will.

He rendered sound advice on many matters of national and international policy, legislation and government administration and lifted from the shoulders of the President many vexatious problems, thus lessening materially the burdens of the…

By virtue of the authority vested in me by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, I hereby create a board of three members, to be appointed by me, to investigate said disputes.

Your sincere desire to assist in every way possible in securing an early termination of this dispute is highly appreciated.

It is my desire, and I hereby direct, that all Federal foreign intelligence activities be planned, developed and coordinated so as to assure the most effective accomplishment of the intelligence mission related to the national security.

For the present, I suggest that you continue your study of governmental data, and that you remain available for further consultation.