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Franklin D. Roosevelt - When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike

By Presidential - Posted on 10 April 2009

"When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him. "
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today; Let us move forward with strong and active faith. "
"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."