Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four Freedoms Message to Congress - Milestone Documents

Franklin D. Roosevelt: Four Freedoms Message to Congress

( 1941 ) Commentary by Karen Linkletter, California State University, Fullerton
  • “We must always be wary of those who with sounding brass and a tinkling cymbal preach the ‘ism' of appeasement.” - Paragraph 19
  • “We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests.” - Paragraph 20
  • “In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression. … The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way. … The third is freedom from want. … The fourth is freedom from fear.” - (Paragraphs 72–78)
  • “Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them.” - Paragraph 82
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