The only thing we have to fear is fear itself

Cultural  

1. A statement from the first inaugural address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. Roosevelt was speaking at one of the worst points of the Great Depression.

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Example Sentences

I’m no scientist, but I suspect that hearing, for instance, “our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure” lights up the same sectors of the human brain as “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

From Slate

In his first inaugural address in March 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said: “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

From Washington Post

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," said Franklin D Roosevelt at his inauguration as the 32nd President of the United States in 1933.

From BBC

A turning point was marked by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s ringing declaration: “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”

From Washington Post

“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself — and to a lesser degree, trepidation.”

From Washington Post