what Obama should write on his hand tonight

[kpete]

4 - State of the Union Message to Congress
January 11, 1944

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We have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. "Necessitous men are not free men." People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made.

In our day these economic truths have become accepted as self-evident. We have accepted, so to speak, a second Bill of Rights under which a new basis of security and prosperity can be established for all regardless of station, race, or creed.

Among these are:

The right to a useful and remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the Nation;

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.

the rest:
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=16518

[northoftheborder]

1. Thanks for posting the link to this wonderful speech.

[Safetykitten]

2. Wait, that's liberal commie talk there. Anti-competitive and corporate hate speech.

Why do you hate America?

[cui bono]

3. Thank you for this. I hope everyone reads it. ESPECIALLY Obama. n/t

[OwnedByFerrets]

4. Bump