Four Freedoms Speech

The Four Freedoms Speech, delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941, outlined four fundamental rights every person should have: freedom of speech, allowing people to express their opinions; freedom of worship, the right to practice any religion; freedom from want, protection from economic suffering; and freedom from fear, security from violence and oppression. Roosevelt presented these as essential for a peaceful, just world and emphasized their importance as moral goals that should guide democratic nations. These freedoms aimed to unite people worldwide in the pursuit of liberty and human dignity.