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In odd years, the award is given in Hyde Park , New York , by the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute to Americans; in even years in Middelburg , Netherlands , the "Roosevelt Stichting" honors non-Americans.
On January 6, 1941, Roosevelt invoked the four fundamental human freedoms at the State of the Union Address , which is why it is also known as the Four Freedoms speech. This was before the attack on Pearl Harbor and thus before the start of America's involvement in World War II .
“In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward to a world founded upon four essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression - everywhere in the world. The second is freedom of every person to worship God in his own way - everywhere in the world. The third is freedom from want, which, translated into world terms, means economic understandings which will secure to every nation a healthy peacetime life for its inhabitants - everywhere in the world. The fourth is freedom from fear, which, translated into world terms, means a world-wide reduction of armaments to such a point and in such a thorough fashion that no nation will be in a position to commit an act of physical aggression against any neighbor - anywhere in the world. "
“In the days to come, which we strive to keep safe, we look forward to a world founded on four essential human freedoms. The first of these freedoms is speech and expression - anywhere in the world. The second of these freedoms is that of every person to worship God in their own way - anywhere in the world. The third of these freedoms is freedom from want. Seen worldwide, this means economic understanding that grants every nation a life in health and peace for its inhabitants - all over the world. But the fourth freedom is that of fear. Seen worldwide, this means global disarmament, carried out so thoroughly and until no state is in a position to attack its neighbors by force of arms - nowhere in the world. "
The prizes were first awarded in 1982. The occasion was both the 100th birthday of Roosevelt and the 200th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Netherlands.
The third of these freedoms is freedom from want . Seen worldwide, this means economic understanding that grants every nation healthy peace conditions for its inhabitants - all over the world. Roosevelt, January 6, 1941
The fourth freedom is freedom from fear . Seen worldwide, this means global disarmament, carried out so thoroughly and until no state is in a position to attack its neighbors by force of arms - anywhere in the world. Roosevelt, January 6, 1941
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