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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- First inaugural address, 4 March 1933; Complete sentence from the inaugural address during the Great Depression. American Presidency Project transcript.
- First inaugural address, 4 March 1933
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