The amount of speeches spoken throughout history is drastic. The different types of speeches is endless. Speeches are vocalized at graduations, award ceremonies, and presidential elections. They are constant in the lives of Americans. Speeches by presidents are what stick out the most to the public. Presidents are in charge of our country and their words are important to the public. Two important speeches were Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address. Both of these speeches were shared to the public during a time of unrest and crisis and both believed that to protect freedom and democracy it should first start with the citizens. Although, the differences between the two are large, Roosevelt
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From that point on, they are different. In Roosevelt’s speech, he says, “As long as the aggressor nations maintain the offensive, they-not we-will choose the time and the place and the method of their attack” (26). This is saying that when people take charge they are able to choose how they want to approach enemy countries. He points out that democracy is in danger and to protect it, they must be the ones to lead the way. Also, he believes that the U.S. cannot become “softheaded” and must strengthen their arsenal. His belief of obtaining more weapons opposes Kennedy’s idea of reducing the amount of weapons in the world. Kennedy’s speech shared his idea of negotiating and focusing on subjects that unite people with other countries. It says, “Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. Let both sides… formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms...” (16, 17). Kennedy’s idea is that weapons would be controlled strictly. He also speaks of bringing countries together to confront diseases and increase knowledge and skills in sciences and
From that point on, they are different. In Roosevelt’s speech, he says, “As long as the aggressor nations maintain the offensive, they-not we-will choose the time and the place and the method of their attack” (26). This is saying that when people take charge they are able to choose how they want to approach enemy countries. He points out that democracy is in danger and to protect it, they must be the ones to lead the way. Also, he believes that the U.S. cannot become “softheaded” and must strengthen their arsenal. His belief of obtaining more weapons opposes Kennedy’s idea of reducing the amount of weapons in the world. Kennedy’s speech shared his idea of negotiating and focusing on subjects that unite people with other countries. It says, “Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us. Let both sides… formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms...” (16, 17). Kennedy’s idea is that weapons would be controlled strictly. He also speaks of bringing countries together to confront diseases and increase knowledge and skills in sciences and