When we think about the freedom from want, and what we must do to extend this freedom to all people in the twenty-first century, we should remember what Shirley and Don did for Detroit. Along with countless other retired city workers, they made a choice that was not in service of themselves, but in service of others.

With the freedom of speech comes the responsibility to listen. With the freedom of belief comes the responsibility to accept. With the freedom from want comes the responsibility to serve. And with the freedom from fear comes the responsibility to act. What’s more, these four responsibilities do not exist in a vacuum or independently of one ...

With the Freedom from Want, the Responsibility to Serve With the Freedom from Fear, the Responsibility to Act If a “healthy peacetime life” captured President Roosevelt’s hope for the future, it did not reflect what loomed just over the horizon.

With the Freedom from Want, the Responsibility to Serve With the Freedom from Fear, the Responsibility to Act In December 1860, the great American orator and former slave Frederick Douglass delivered one of his finest speeches, “A Plea for Free Speech in Boston.”

Freedom of belief: An early tension. Hutchinson’s story shows us that freedom of belief, the second of President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms, was one of the very earliest ideals that drew Europeans to the Americas. It also reveals and reminds that the people of this place have always struggled to accept differences in belief—despite our ideals.

With the Freedom of Speech, the Responsibility to Listen; With the Freedom of Belief, the Responsibility to Accept; With the Freedom from Want, the Responsibility to Serve; With the Freedom from Fear, the Responsibility to Act

May 22, 2017 · It’s worth remembering that while today’s threats to democracy and freedom are unique, they are not without precedence. Recently, I’ve found myself reflecting on President Franklin Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms”—freedoms that he believed every person ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech. Freedom of belief. Freedom from want. Freedom ...

Oct 11, 2016 · How have freedom of expression issues, especially those related to freedom of press and speech, evolved in the digital age? The digital age has fundamentally allowed for any voice to capture an audience, expanding our options to many more communications platforms and outlets beyond mainstream media outlets.

Jun 19, 2020 · In the US, as the country reckons with its legacy of slavery in real time, black people are seeing major institutions starting to finally recognize Juneteenth, which commemorates the day—June 19, 1865—when black people enslaved in Galveston, Texas finally learned of their freedom, more than two and a half years after the Emancipation ...

Feb 29, 2016 · The Index connects advocates with clear information about what companies are doing, and how they can improve freedom of expression and privacy protections for their users. Based on that information, those advocates can approach the companies with very specific ideas about how they should improve those policies.