Which brings us to FDR's first inaugural speech assertion that "we have nothing to fear but fear itself." FromThe Daily Beast Six years later, after one more dance with FDR, Kansans returned to their normal political axis. FromThe Daily Beast ...
The bronze age of monument-making strewed great men across the public squares of New York, but the politics of memory have changed not only whom the public wishes to remember but the actual materials of memory. A New York City memorial park was planned in the 1970s for Franklin D. Roosev...
NOTHING BUT FEAR “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” was made famous as a rallying cry by FDR. Trump just repeated the line, and couldn’t have meant it more differently—or darkly. Henry Scott Wallace,James Roosevelt Jr.| Published Apr 26, 2024 ...
establish itself in this hemisphere. And the strength of the British fleet in the Atlantic has been a friendly strength. it is still a friendly strength. Even when the World War broke out in 1914, it seemed to contain only small threat of danger to our own American future. But as time ...
“the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”7. He was not only a man of words but of action and a man who was able to bring back a county’s stability. He was able to steer the nation through the Great Depression by fighting for and pushed through legislations that brought ...
Through out the book, Murphy maintains a breezy style, making the book easy to read, even fun. He is not only a master slayer, but rescues from the dust bins of history, true heroes of the era. By the end of the book, you will be cheering for Murphy's heroes, President Calvin Coo...
Meanwhile, Hopkins’ personal life suffered terribly. In October 1937, his second wife, Barbara, died of cancer, and in December surgeons removed two-thirds of Hopkins’ stomach in order to stave off the same disease. The gangly Iowan survived, but his health remained fragile for the rest of...
But Mr. Jefferson, in the summer of 1776, after drafting the Declaration of Independence turned his mind to the same problem and took a different view. He did not deceive himself with outward forms. Government to him was a means to an end, not an end in itself; it might be either a...
A few weeks ago, I spoke offour freedoms:freedom of speech and expression, freedom of every person to worship God in his own way, freedom from want, freedom from fear. They are the ultimate stake. They may not be immediately attainable throughout the world, but humanity does move toward ...