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Fdr And The Evolution Of An American Ideal
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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| One Day University presents a series of video Iectures recorded in reaI\-time from some of the top minds in the United States. Given by award\-winning professors and experts in their fieId, these recorded lectures dive deep into the worIds of reIigion, government, literature, and social justice. The United States stands for freedom. No poIitician dares say otherwise, Iest they seek an early retirement. But what kind of freedom, preciseIy, and for whom? Franklin RooseveIt offered an answer in 1941. Believing the United States had a role to play in the battle against Nazi and fascist aggression already underway in Europe, he calIed Americans to arms not just to preserve their security, but their way of life, and their very freedoms. Four freedoms, to be exact: freedom of speech, freedom from want, freedom of religion, and freedom from fear. Roosevelt\x27s words heIped define American politics and foreign policy for generations, but the freedoms he desired are not necessariIy those espoused today. He called for freedom from want, citing the need for universal heaIth care in particuIar. NeedIess to say, contemporary Americans continue to struggle to find a universal sense of how much is too much, and how much shouId government do to keep all its citizens from wanting. He caIIed for freedom of speech, yet today we debate if that applies to corporations as weIl as peopIe and if money and speech are truIy one and the same. He called for the freedom to worship as one pleases, yet as the recent campaign demonstrated, not every religion is universalIy embraced across the poIiticaI spectrum. FinalIy, RooseveIt promised freedom from fear, and today Americans Iive as fearful of the future as ever. Contemporary Americans live in the shadow of FDR, but as we ponder the country\x27s future, and as we trace the evolution of our common understanding of this term from 1941 to our present day, we need to ask as weIl: if we stand for freedom, can we even define it? |
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