Four Freedoms
Protecting the United States of America is one of the most crucial jobs a President will ever face in office. The Inaugural Address by John F. Kennedy and the ‘Four Freedoms’ speech Franklin D. Roosevelt both took place in significant times in American and the World’s history; both of these speeches took place in times where the United states needed hope, needed reassurance. The United States is the land of the free and the home of the brave both of these speeches worked to keep freedom throughout the world. Both wanted peace either by force or by friendship. Both Roosevelt's “ Four Freedoms” speech and Kennedy’s inaugural address acts to protect the democratic way of life, however Roosevelt's speech was on the topic of war whereas Kennedy’s
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Kennedy took place January 20, 1961. At the time of this speech the Unites States was in the Cold War. In this time in history The United States and The Soviet Union were stockpiling nuclear weapons, creating the possibility of a disastrous war that would demolish the world. In this speech Kennedy didn't want the United States to go to war; because if America declared war then the Soviet Union would use their Nuclear weapons on the united states, or invade countries which would lose the democratic way of life around the world. “ To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace” (11) In this passage in the speech Kennedy is talking to the Soviet Union when he says this, showing the Soviet Union what the world can be. Kennedy has made it very clear throughout his speech that he wants to remain at peace to keep the democratic way of life which is freedom. In contrast, The Four Freedoms speech by Roosevelt he was pushing the American people to go into war, although both Roosevelt and Kennedy both wanted to protect the democratic way of life, one using force, one using friendship. “ Ask not what America your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country.” (26) In this passage of the speech Kennedy is trying to have the American people see that if the United States were to go to war the outcome would be world
Kennedy took place January 20, 1961. At the time of this speech the Unites States was in the Cold War. In this time in history The United States and The Soviet Union were stockpiling nuclear weapons, creating the possibility of a disastrous war that would demolish the world. In this speech Kennedy didn't want the United States to go to war; because if America declared war then the Soviet Union would use their Nuclear weapons on the united states, or invade countries which would lose the democratic way of life around the world. “ To that world assembly of sovereign states, the United Nations our last best hope in an age where the instruments of war have far outpaced the instruments of peace” (11) In this passage in the speech Kennedy is talking to the Soviet Union when he says this, showing the Soviet Union what the world can be. Kennedy has made it very clear throughout his speech that he wants to remain at peace to keep the democratic way of life which is freedom. In contrast, The Four Freedoms speech by Roosevelt he was pushing the American people to go into war, although both Roosevelt and Kennedy both wanted to protect the democratic way of life, one using force, one using friendship. “ Ask not what America your country can do for you ask what you can do for your country.” (26) In this passage of the speech Kennedy is trying to have the American people see that if the United States were to go to war the outcome would be world