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Four Freedoms Speech: A Smooth Transition (Sentences 47-49) Summary

Oh, Hey, Congress, How About That?

  • FDR pivots his focus to Congress and the executive branch of the U.S. government, whom he charges with the responsibility to take action in the face of this anti-democratic danger.
  • He dispels America's attitude of isolationism because America's domestic concerns are now directly linked to the conflicts of World War II.