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To: shrinkermd
President Roosevelt proclaimed a goal of ensuring "four essential human freedoms." They were freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

The first two are good, because they are the government's role, and because they are spelled out in the Constitution.

The second two -- freedom from want, and freedom from fear -- are not only not the government's role, but they are impossible for a government to provide. Want and fear are character defects of individuals, and people need to work on THEMSELVES. Then maybe -- by the grace of G-d -- they will be removed.

9 posted on 12/07/2006 5:25:44 AM PST by Lazamataz (That's the spirit.)
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To: Lazamataz
Agreed. Freedom from want and freedom from fear (sic) are two Marxist pseudoconcepts.

FDR and the greatest generation deviated from the Constitution irrevocably with this sort of tripe.

We are still paying big for this bogus speech of FDR, and for all his other garbage.

11 posted on 12/07/2006 5:38:31 AM PST by caddie
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