The Four Freedoms are goals famously articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the State of the Union Address he delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. In an address also known as the Four Freedoms speech, Roosevelt proposed four points as fundamental freedoms humans "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Free software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with minimal restrictions only to ensure that further recipients can also do these things. ... The Charter, signed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1981. ... The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. ... Freedom of Speech Freedom of Worship. “Freedom From Fear” The Four Freedoms are goals famously articulated by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the State of the Union Address he delivered to the 77th United States Congress on January 6, 1941. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... FDR redirects here. ... State of the Union redirects here. ... 77th Congress Party Divisions: Senate 66 Democrats 28 Republicans 1 Independent 1 Progressive House of Representatives 267 Democrats 162 Republicans 3 Progressives 1 American-Labor 1 Farmer-Labor 1 Independent Democrat Officers: Speaker of the House: Sam Rayburn (D-Texas) Majority Leader: John W. McCormack (D-Massachusetts) Minority Leader: Joseph... is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ...

1. Freedom of speech and expression
2. Freedom of religion
3. Freedom from want
4. Freedom from fear

His inclusion of the latter two freedoms went beyond the traditional American Constitutional values protected by the First Amendment, and endorsed a right to economic security and an internationalist view of foreign policy that have come to be central tenets of modern American liberalism. This article is about the general concept. ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guarantees freedom of religion, as long as religious activities do not infringe on public order in ways detrimental to society. ... The first ten Amendments to the U.S. Constitution make up the Bill of Rights. ... This article is about the moral/legal concept. ... Internationalism is a political movement which advocates a greater economic and political cooperation between nations for the benefit of all. ... Modern American liberalism is a form of liberalism that began in America in the last years of the 19th century and the early years of the 20th century. ...

The Declarations

The speech delivered by President Roosevelt incorporated the following section:

United Nations

The concept of the Four Freedoms became part of the personal mission undertaken by First Lady of the United States Eleanor Roosevelt regarding her inspiration behind the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, General Assembly Resolution 217A (1948). Indeed, these Four Freedoms were explicitly incorporated into the preamble to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which reads, "Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed the highest aspiration of the common people,...." First Lady Laura Bush and former first ladies (from left to right) Rosalynn Carter, Sen. ... Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (IPA: ; October 11, 1884 – November 7, 1962) was First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. ... The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (also UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/217, December 10, 1948), outlining basic human rights. ...

The four freedoms and disarmament

Roosevelt called for "a world-wide reduction of armaments" as a goal for "the future days, which we seek to make secure" but one that was "attainable in our own time and generation." More immediately, though, he called for a massive build-up of U.S. arms production: "Every realist knows that the democratic way of life is at this moment being' directly assailed in every part of the world… The need of the moment is that our actions and our policy should be devoted primarily—almost exclusively—to meeting this foreign peril. … [T]he immediate need is a swift and driving increase in our armament production. … I also ask this Congress for authority and for funds sufficient to manufacture additional munitions and war supplies of many kinds, to be turned over to those nations which are now in actual war with aggressor nations. … Let us say to the democracies: '…We shall send you, in ever-increasing numbers, ships, planes, tanks, guns. …'" -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Norman Rockwell's Four Freedoms paintings

"Freedom of Speech"

President Roosevelt's Four Freedoms speech inspired a set of four Four Freedoms paintings by Norman Rockwell. The four paintings were published in The Saturday Evening Post on February 20, February 27, March 6 and March 13 in 1943. The paintings were accompanied in the magazine by matching essays on the Four Freedoms. (See also, Freedom from Fear (painting)). Image File history File links Download high resolution version (440x620, 568 KB)Save Freedom of Speech is a color lithograph created in 1942 by Norman Rockwell and published in the Saturday Evening Post as part of a series illustrating the Four Freedoms. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (440x620, 568 KB)Save Freedom of Speech is a color lithograph created in 1942 by Norman Rockwell and published in the Saturday Evening Post as part of a series illustrating the Four Freedoms. ... Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter. ... A cover of the Saturday Evening Post from 1903, illustrated by George Gibbs. ... is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Essay (disambiguation). ...

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Four Freedoms Monument

Roosevelt commissioned sculptor Walter Russell to design a monument to be dedicated to the first hero of the war. The Four Freedoms Monument was created in 1941, and was dedicated at Madison Square Garden in New York in 1943. Walter Russell (1871–1963), is an American artist, sculptor, architect, and a controversial figure in physics and cosmogony, credited as the originator of the term New Age. He posited that the universe was founded on the unifying principle of rhythmic balanced interchange. ... The Four Freedoms Monument was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt and sculpted by Walter A. Russell in 1941, this beautiful statue was dedicated to Colin P. Kelly who was the first recognized hero of World War II. The monument was dedicated in 1943 at Madison Square Garden in New... Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially simply as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City. ...

Further information: Four Freedoms Monument

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Awards

The Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute [1] honors outstanding individuals who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to these ideals. The Four Freedoms Award medals are awarded at ceremonies at Hyde Park, New York and Middelburg, Netherlands during alternate years. Among the laureates have been: The Four Freedoms Award is an annual liberal inclined award presented to those men and women who have demonstrated an achievement to the principles lined out in the Four freedoms speech president Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave to the US Congress on 6 January 1941. ... Hyde Park is a town located in the northwest part of Dutchess County, New York, United States, just north of the city of Poughkeepsie. ... Coordinates: , Country Province Area (2006)  - Municipality 53. ...

• Harry S. Truman
• John F. Kennedy
• Jimmy Carter
• Averell Harriman
• Coretta Scott King
• Elie Wiesel
• Tip O'Neill
• William Brennan
• Mike Mansfield
• H.R.H. Princess Juliana of the Netherlands
• Václav Havel
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• The Dalai Lama
• H.M. Juan Carlos of Spain
• Shimon Peres
• Bill Clinton

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Use in popular culture

• In the game series Splinter Cell there are numerous references to the Four Freedoms, with the commanding officer of protagonist Sam Fisher, stating at one point, "this is four freedoms territory", indicating that the situation (in the game plot) has gotten so grave that one or more of the Four Freedoms are threatened. In the opening sequence of the first game, the Four Freedoms are displayed in text version as a splash screen at the opening of the game, with a fifth freedom added: The freedom to protect the other four - with any means necessary. It is this "fifth freedom" that the game's protagonist operates under.
• Marvel Comics superhero team the Fantastic Four is based in the Four Freedoms Plaza building.

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See also

• Liberalism in the United States
• Four Freedoms (European Union)
• Fifth Freedom
• The Free Software Definition, often called "the four freedoms" within the free software community
• Freedom from Fear (painting)

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External links

• Full text and audio of the Four Freedoms speech. An excerpt of the Four Freedoms section is also available.
• Full text of the Four Freedoms speech.