2005-04-28
FDR's BILL OF RIGHTS
Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Here's a list of moral values statements that made him a "traitor to his class" | Would that we had such humane insurrection today |
Read the entire speech | The second quote comes from FDR's 1937 Inaugural Speech | Which make it all the more odd that Dubya and his ilk are so fond of referencing him | Too bad they don't see that what they ought to be doing is to emulate him |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt | Here's a list of moral values statements that made him a "traitor to his class" | Would that we had such humane insurrection today |
• The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;He also said: "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."• The right to earn enough to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
• The right of every farmer to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a decent living;
• The right of every businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
• The right of every family to a decent home;
• The right to adequate medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
• The right to adequate protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
• The right to a good education.
Read the entire speech | The second quote comes from FDR's 1937 Inaugural Speech | Which make it all the more odd that Dubya and his ilk are so fond of referencing him | Too bad they don't see that what they ought to be doing is to emulate him |
SEE: The FDR Monument | CREDIT: from Shameless Agitator |
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