Franklin D. Roosevelt

"The one supreme objective for the future, which we discussed for each Nation individually, and for all the United Nations, can be summed up in one word: Security.

And that means not only physical security which provides safety from attacks by aggressors. It means also economic security, social security, moral security—in a family of Nations."

Franklin D. Roosevelt 

Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1944 State of the Union Address declared an Economic Bill of Rights. President Roosevelt called it 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.” Very different from the first Bill of Rights since includes education, medical care, housing, and job rights.

Roosevelt was the president during the worst Depression in the History of this country, and he expressed great worries for the less fortunate or as he puts it,  “forgotten man at the bottom of the economic pyramid. ”Roosevelt was able to create benefits that the American people still have today. With Roosevelt’s New Deal, it became a Federal obligation to assure a minimum wage, social security, to limit to hours of labor , it gave people the right to form and join unions, and more.   

President Roosevelt also increasingly raised taxes, during his presidency, beginning with the wealthiest of the population. That important, since the necessity to built schools, new houses, create jobs, and provide medical care needed to be funded.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt had his heart set in the right place, and accomplished a great deal, especially taking the time when he was president in consideration. He believes were contrary to the Social Darwinists. He believed that people who need a hand should be helped by the ones who have in abundance. And Also, that it was the Federal Government’s responsibility to “prevent the concentration of wealth in large monopolies” (prof. Murdaco.)  As it was discussed on The Progressive Era lecture, the role of the Government in job creation, education, housing, and medical care are still being debated today, but  there is no debate over president Roosevelt’s contributions to the country.