Franklin D. Roosevelt's Freedom And The Welfare State

Since Franklin D. Roosevelt established the welfare state, it has been both heavily criticized and supported. The first source is a quote from a book called Freedom and the Welfare State, which provides an argument on just why they believe the welfare state is for the best of society. The source explains that a person simply cannot be free if they are burdened by “fear and insecurity” and that such fear and insecurity might be brought on by specific problems society has that can be addressed by the welfare state. The author argues that “the welfare state is simply a state in which people are free”, as if they believe the welfare state is necessary to ensure individual freedom to “develop individual capacities”. The quoter of the source is likely
They were both part of the early 20th century labour movement that protested unfair working conditions and influenced Theodore Roosevelt to create the square deal and welfare capitalism. All three sources are related because they all address the disadvantages of classical liberalism and how they were/should be fixed. The first source discusses welfare state, the successor of welfare capitalism. Much like welfare capitalism, the welfare state was created to address the lack of equality and necessities provided to citizens in society. It was developed with the new deal by Franklin d Roosevelt who, like Theodore Roosevelt, listened to the merits of protests in America and responded to them. However, unlike welfare capitalism, the welfare state addressed a broader range of issues associated with classical liberalism and capitalism than just workers rights, and established government social programs that addressed everything from workers rights to healthcare access. Despite all of the progress made with developing the welfare state and welfare capitalism, America tends to rotate between the two