Det eneste vi behøver å frykte, er frykten selv.
I sin tiltredelsestale som president (4. mars 1933).
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.
This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing conditions in our country today. This great Nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself - nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life a leadership of frankness and vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory.
Nasjonalitet: amerikansk
Tittel: politiker, USAs 32. president
Levde: 1882 - 1945
Franklin D. Roosevelt var gift med politiker, diplomat og aktivist Eleanor Roosevelt.