Freedom from fear is listed as a fundamental human right according to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948. On January 6, 1941, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it one of the " Four Freedoms" at his State of the Union, which was afterwards therefore referred to as the "Four Freedoms speech". [1]
In his speech, President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulated freedom from fear as follows:
"The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world." [1]
The four freedoms of Roosevelt formed an important pillar of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that were adopted on December 10, 1948, by the United Nations General Assembly. [2] The freedom from fear is mentioned in the preamble of the Declaration. [3]
In 1943, painter Norman Rockwell created Freedom from Fear, in his series of four paintings called Four Freedoms.
It is an important concept for Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi, who published a book on it in 1991 with the title Freedom from Fear. In 1999 historian David M. Kennedy published a book called Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945.
Freedom from fear is listed as a fundamental human right according to The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948. On January 6, 1941, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt called it one of the " Four Freedoms" at his State of the Union, which was afterwards therefore referred to as the "Four Freedoms speech". [1]
In his speech, President Franklin D. Roosevelt formulated freedom from fear as follows:
"The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor—anywhere in the world." [1]
The four freedoms of Roosevelt formed an important pillar of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that were adopted on December 10, 1948, by the United Nations General Assembly. [2] The freedom from fear is mentioned in the preamble of the Declaration. [3]
In 1943, painter Norman Rockwell created Freedom from Fear, in his series of four paintings called Four Freedoms.
It is an important concept for Burmese Aung San Suu Kyi, who published a book on it in 1991 with the title Freedom from Fear. In 1999 historian David M. Kennedy published a book called Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929–1945.