The Four Freedoms

The general argument made by Franklin D. Roosevelt in his work Four Freedoms, is that there are four essential human freedoms that the US needs to guarantee to its citizens and the world.  More specifically Roosevelt suggests that we need to always follow and keep these four freedoms as American citizens. These freedoms include: freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of worship, Freedom of want, and freedom from fear.  Roosevelt said that it was up to us whether or not we ensured these freedoms. He writes “This nation has placed its destiny in the hands, heads, and hearts of its millions of free men and women, and its faith in freedom under the guidance of God. (p.739)” In this passage, Roosevelt is only suggesting that in order to keep our freedoms we also need to do our part as a citizen to ensure those freedoms, that we are so blessed to have.  In conclusion, it is Roosevelt’s belief that we should do our part to keep the four very important freedoms.

                In my view, Roosevelt is right because he talks about how we should always be allowed these freedoms. He also says that these freedoms aren’t just something that are and were easy to come by. These freedoms are something that we need to work for and do our duty as citizens as well.  For example, if we do not follow the law, that is violating our duty as a citizen. We can only earn these freedoms by using them as well. These freedoms are important to us and therefore we should be able to defend them and do all that is right to keep them around. Therefore I conclude that we should always do our part to ensure those freedoms. We need to make sure these freedoms are always guaranteed toward us as citizens.