Four Freedom And Kennedy's Inaugural Speech

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In both Franklin D.Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” speech and John F. Kennedy’s inaugural address the idea of freedom for all is expressed, it is brought up in both speeches that the united states should enter international affairs to preserve worldwide freedom for all as a basic human right. Both presidents goal was to preserve sovereignty during wartime, and although the context and situations surrounding the speeches were vastly different they both presented the same end goal. While Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office the idea of the coming of a second world war was becoming less of a thought and more of a reality, with tensions growing between countries throughout Europe it was time for the United States to decide what role they would play

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