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The Four Freedoms: Freedom from Fear (Part 2 of 2)
Robert Menzies

As a continuation of the previous week's broadcast on the fourth of President Roosevelt's four freedoms, Former Australian Prime Minister talks about the powerful and disfiguring effects of fear on men and on society.

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Robert Menzies: The Four Freedoms: Freedom from Fear (Part 2 of 2)

July 24, 1942 (almost 82 years ago)

As a continuation of the previous week's broadcast on the fourth of President Roosevelt's four freedoms, Former Australian Prime Minister talks about the powerful and disfiguring effects of fear on men and on society.

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Robert Menzies: The Four Freedoms: Freedom of Speech and Expression (Part 2 of 2)

June 26, 1942 (almost 82 years ago)

Continuing his discussion of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms, former Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies turns to examining how freedom of speech applies to the press.

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Robert Menzies: The Four Freedoms: Freedom from Fear (Part 1 of 2)

July 17, 1942 (almost 82 years ago)

Former Australian Prime Minister reflects on the fourth of President Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms, the freedom of fear. He gives his soft opinion on a widely proposed yet much debated measure for realizing this aspiration, which involves the establishment of an international "Super-State" v...

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Robert Menzies: The Four Freedoms: Freedom from Want

July 10, 1942 (almost 82 years ago)

Former Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies expounds on the third of President Franklin Roosevelt's four freedoms, the freedom from want, in light of the ideological foundations and values that democracies must strive to keep.

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Robert Menzies: The Four Freedoms: Freedom of Worship

July 3, 1942 (almost 82 years ago)

In this beautifully-worded broadcast, Former Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies shares his insights on religious freedom and tolerance.

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Robert Menzies: The Four Freedoms: Freedom of Speech and Expression (Part 1 of 2)

June 19, 1942 (almost 82 years ago)

Former Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies begins a series of commentaries on the four freedoms coined by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in an attempt to enjoin his listeners to reflect on the full meaning of these phrases. In this particular broadcast, he examines the first freedom, ...

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Eleanor Roosevelt: Speech Delivered in Sydney, Australia

September 7, 1943 (over 80 years ago)

Eleanor Roosevelt talks about a post-war plan for all the world, elaborating on the four freedoms that her husband, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, had spoken of in his State of the Union Address earlier that year.

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Franklin Roosevelt: Third Inaugural Address

January 20, 1941 (over 83 years ago)

In his third inaugural address, President Roosevelt speaks of how America needs a united people to be able to continue fighting for democracy.

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Franklin Roosevelt: State of the Union Address - Four Freedoms

January 6, 1941 (over 83 years ago)

President Roosevelet reports how the country is preparing to aid in the war in Europe. In a hopeful note, he gives the people a future founded on the four freedoms that civilizations have long been fighting for.

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