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freedom from want



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In that speech Roosevelt spoke of “four essential human freedoms”: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, freedom from fear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 3, 2026

Freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2022

They employed images of imprisonment, enslavement, and caged animals to drive home the point that freedom from want was, in effect, a form of unfreedom.

From Slate Nov. 22, 2021

Everything our government stands for — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear — everything starts with public safety.

From Time Jul. 14, 2017

Branwell wrote about the Four Freedoms of World War II: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg




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