
On this day in history, January 6, 1941, FDR delivers Four Freedoms speech, steeling Americans for WWII
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt outlined "Four Freedoms" in his State of the Union address of Jan. 6, 1941, as he prepared Americans for the inevitable entry into World War II.
Now known as the Four Freedoms speech, FDR's remarks that day served as a spiritual call to arms for the American people who, before the year was out, would be thrust violently into World War II. FDR's Four Freedoms speech served as a spiritual call to arms for the American people. Roosevelt cited freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want and freedom from fear as universal human ideals. The paintings quickly became iconic images that captured the purpose of the war for millions of Americans in a few homespun images. Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
Roosevelt cited freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want and freedom from fear, as warfare consumed much of the rest of the planet.