Compare And Contrast Freedom And Power

Freedom and Power are very similar, but are they the same? Freedom, by definition is to have the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint. Power, by definition is to hold a position of high authority or the ability to influence the lives of others in substantial ways. Power can take or give freedom, as freedom can take or bestow power. Power and freedom go hand in hand, one affecting the other, such as the leader of a country ruling his or her people, but they never truly are the same. In the United States, the people have the right and the power to influence their government. The Government has the power to affect the lives of its people, such as declare war, pass laws, and collect taxes. However, …show more content…
In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression… The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way… The third is freedom from want… The fourth is freedom from fear… anywhere in the world. (Roosevelt 59-62) In this situation, President Roosevelt used his power to encourage the American citizens to protect their freedoms by exercising their own individual powers. President Roosevelt is not the only president who has used his power to encourage the people of the United States to exercise their own.
Former President John F. Kennedy experienced the same inclinations in 1961 when he took office. Since 1947, the United States and Soviet Union displayed power and exchanged threats that caused four decades of the Cold War. It was in President Kennedy’s inaugural speech that he openly addressed the constant looming threat. “The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life.” (Kennedy