"We look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression — everywhere in the world."
"The second is freedom of every person to worship God [or gods or no God] in his [or her] own way — everywhere in the world."
"The third is freedom from want — which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants - everywhere in the world."
"The fourth is freedom from fear — which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor — anywhere in the world."
"Basic things . . . must never be lost sight of in the turmoil and unbelievable complexity of our modern world. The inner and abiding strength of our economic and political systems is dependent upon the degree to which they fulfill these expectations.
Many subjects connected with our social economy call for immediate improvement. As examples: We should bring more citizens under the coverage of old-age pensions and unemployment insurance."
"We should widen the opportunities for adequate medical care."
"We should plan a better system by which persons deserving or needing gainful employment may obtain it."
From: U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) to the U.S. Congress, January 6, 1941.
How's the U.S., and the world, holding up to this vision, delineated 72 years ago?
Today's Rune: Breakthrough.
3 comments:
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Freedom from fear? we're gonna need to get rid of certain news organizations.
Hows it doing? Collapsing at an every increasing velocity headed towards implosion.
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