Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

[beinmyvideo]

How radical this must have sounded in '33. FDR comes into office in the midst of mass unemployment, terrible hardships etc, and says to the country, "Don't Be Afraid." It sure would be nice to hear it again.

[epmorris]

His full speech is as true today as ever ! Mr Obama , Mrs Merkel and Mr Sarkosy should read it today for inspiration perhaps .

[scottg4520]

OMG a President like him today?? I cant even imagine it

[pokemonkiller20]

REMEMBER, WE HAVE NOTHING TO FEAR BUT FEAR ITSELF!!! and spiders.

[BlueTeamPlayer]

@pokemonkiller20 and dying alone

[PsykoReaper926]

@BlueTeamPlayer and werewolves

[ramesses1998]

Thumbs Up if Marvel Comics FEAR ITSELF brought you here

[killersullo]

The only thing we have to fear is.. FEAR ITSELF

[Gigilaughs]

I wonder what FDR would think with both the Democrats and Republicans using constant fear to control their political base. I've seen videos on youtube from political groups that warn against other groups using fear tactics, while their own video and comments are full of fear mongering and hate speech. I hope people are teaching their children to use objective reasoning and to think for themselves or we'll be a country of phobias and anxiety instead of free thinking Americans.

[gblueslover2]

FDR had it right. He KNEW what the people needed, and acted quickly upon it. The politicking of TODAY is rife with partisianship battles, halting ANY chance of improvements in our society and the old "American Dream". I cannot believe that we continue down this path, and to be honest, I am fearful.

[smithson876]

Obama was bought out... what a waste of a great mind.

[Quamlen]

Franklin Roosevelt was the best president of the 40s and the early 50s.

[OkamiThunder]

@Quamlen umm e died in office before ww2 was over

[pokemonkiller20]

@Quamlen I like jfk

[NostalgicChannel]

@pokemonkiller20

I agree you.

[ronv11]

where are the leaders like this man today?

[xSurRealGamingx]

is there anyway someone can send me just the audio of this part of his speech? im making a project and i need to use it

[RoosterBrothers]

5 people disliked this? What the hell?

[Redpet241]

1 fuck you joe Esus what we need now is another FDR get rid of this damn obama get a guy with a good head in a wheelchair in the white house.

[YoshiTheBlue]

Just one of the many reasons this man is my favorite President.

[dLimboStick]

People used to talk about how sex was driving our economy...all the ads you saw on TV, in magazine, print, etc were filled with seductive women and virile men. Ad men knew desire for sex was a powerful emotion that could compel someone to do something...namely, buy. Now, ad men have discovered the power of fear. It's what makes news profitable nowadays, and it will sell everything from organic food and bottled water, to cars, to medical care.

[housewares]

lol. That really parses. Good one, Franklin

[dogoMan2000]

I spent like 3 yars of my life sufering from severe paranoy, as a result i literaly fear nothing but fear it self, i dont recomend it very much

[Oldbluesock]

i actually love him i found him very interesting

[22inchgunscw]

probably one of the greatest sayings of all time

[osiris1266]

JFK was the one that spoke this not FDR....

[freeskies2]

@osiris1266 you're joking, right?

[OMGATURTLEFTW]

I wonder who voted down on this ???

[JoeEsus]

@OMGATURTLEFTW probably the ancestors of the over 100k japanese sent to internment camps. guess he was afraid of more then just fear.

[Gamepopper101]

FDR: "The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself."

Man 1: "And spiders!"

FDR: "Yes, and spiders"

Man 2: "And snakes!"

FDR "Yes...snakes too."

Man 3 "And don't forget about werewolves!"

FDR "There's NO SUCH THING!"

*everyone argues*

I'm sorry, it had to be put up.

[liveleakman]

FDR, the best and strongest president we've ever had

[wolf0088]

strongly disagree but i respect your opion

[ishehaxor]

he ones one of the only good presidents

[HempForPresident]

I love this. THANK YOU!

[newell362]

and stairs :P

[roijax801]

FDR! What a great American!

[Virginityrocks]

And spiders!

[Virginityrocks]

Why hasn't this logic applied to the war on terror?

[PNACATTACKdotCOM]

it is

[Roguethoughts2]

@Virginityrocks

Because fear is a good tool at winning elections.

[Airman32292]

man that one line gives me chills what a great man

[prede89]

ah FDR, he always makes me feel so hopeful. Can we rise him from the dead to be president again? Please...

[SailorTwinklePurple]

that would be so cool!

[prede89]

Ah yes, if we need a dead president. zombie FDR would be my first pick.

[phillip549]

@prede89 id pick lincoln

[kingofkingsbc]

hopefully we well have a next president just as great as him

[cmadalian]

possibly the best commander-in-chief in US history...

[viketaker]

possibly?

[kingofkingsbc]

FDR One of the best he help beat the natizs in the war he helped the great desspreation he was elected 4 times

[AmericanPresident08]

True enough. Those were the days. Difficult days.

[FlyingDojo]

thanks for posting this.

[prede89]

wow FDR was the man!! What a great speech there! We need more people like FDR! I miss this guy! He's so right, the only thing we have to fear, is fear it's self!!

[Xblackhawk32Xz]

@prede89 Yea (= I'm more of a republican but this really touches the heart, brings back the times when speeches were from the heart instead of being written to make politicians look good.

[Rickdeckard2020]

"Practices of the unscrupulous money changers stand indicted in the court of public opinion"

"Faced by failure of credit they have proposed only the lending of more money. Stripped of the lure of profit by which to induce our people to follow their false leadership, they have resorted to exhortations, pleading tearfully for restored confidence."

"there must be a strict supervision of all banking and credits and investments; there must be an end to speculation with other peoples money"

FDR