President Franklin Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Speech

The world is unsettled. There seems to be continuous conflict at every turn. The feeling of being unsettled creates fear. The greatest levels of fear in the short-run come when one does not feel assured of one’s safety and one’s family's safety. The fear of the unknown is the most tangible fear for the long-term, that is, the feeling of terror of what lies ahead. Everyone wants freedom from fear, particularly the fear of the unknown and the feeling of one’s lack of safety. Unfortunately, with a continuous flow of unrest and unsettling around the world, we continue to feel fear. Our leaders do what they can to minimize this unsettled feeling.

President Franklin Roosevelt, in his Four Freedoms Speech, informed Americans of a list of four vital freedoms that they should work towards in the future. The four freedoms include: “freedom of speech and expression-everywhere in the world,” “freedom of every person to worship God in his own way-everywhere in the world,” “freedom of want,” and “freedom from fear,” in that order. FDR did not limit these four freedoms to the national picture but rather a desire internationally just as much as
He states in his speech, “We believe that our citizens should be able to live free from fear. So, like generations before us, we stand united in the defense of our countries and against those who would terrorize our people, or endanger the globe with the world's most dangerous weapons.” President Obama expounds on Roosevelt’s thoughts and refreshes the minds of American citizens about the importance of living free from fear. We wanted freedom from fear years ago, and we still want it today. In his speech, Obama focused more on terrorism than the actual need for freedom. He was simply reminding the peoples of America how privileged we are and how much we need to keep this