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Quotation from First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear") by Franklin D. Roosevelt
“This Nation asks for action, and action now.”
First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 9 (Avalon Project printed text)
The short sentence that turns the speech from moral diagnosis to program.
Citation: "This Nation asks for action, and action now." — Franklin D. Roosevelt, First Inaugural Address ("The only thing we have to fear"), Paragraph 9 (Avalon Project printed text). (id fdr-first-inaugural-address-q6)
Portrait: FDR inauguration 02894u, Architect of the Capitol, Public domain.
