Fdr Four Freedoms Analysis

The author of Four Freedoms was written by 32nd president of the United States, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This was delivered as a speech to the members of the members of the 77th Congress. Broadcasted on a huge radio address, millions upon millions of people would listen to FDR’s speeches. His general audience was the American people who would want to listen, this speech was given January 6, 1941. Historical events surrounding Four Freedoms are one of the most major wars to ever occur in the United States of America. “The Army and Navy, however, have made substantial progress during the past year. Actual experience is improving and speeding up our methods of production with every passing day. And today's best is not good enough for tomorrow.” This is mainly stating with how hostile this war is getting, we as a nation need to be better than what we were yesterday— just because that will simply not be enough. World War II was so significant because it killed off more than 60 million people and lasted just over six years. …show more content…
Two that I see shine through very well are popular sovereignty, “Equality of opportunity for youth and for others. Jobs for those who can work. Security for those who need it. The ending of special privilege for the few. The preservation of civil liberties for all.” Also, limited government, “That is why every member of the Executive Branch of the Government and every member of the Congress faces great responsibility and great accountability.” All of these ideas are basically prevalent throughout this document. FDR’s biggest concern in this is the American people, he wanted us to move away from the foreign policy of