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Quotation from First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear") by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly.”
First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 1 (Avalon Project printed text)
Roosevelt's promise of candor, phrased like a courtroom oath.
Citation: "This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly." — Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 1 (Avalon Project printed text). (id fdr-first-inaugural-address-q1)
Portrait: FDR inauguration 02894u, Architect of the Capitol, Public domain.
