Finally
- FDR finally gets to the most famous part of his speech: the Four Freedoms, which he prefaces with a brief meditation on a bright future where everything is sunny and there are golden retriever puppies for everyone.
- Or, at least, a lot of freedom.
- The Four Freedoms are as follows:
- 1. Freedom of speech and expression...everywhere!
- 2. Freedom of religion...everywhere!
- 3. Freedom from want (which means freedom from suffering for lack of things like food, shelter, clothing, security, and other basic quality-of-life things)...everywhere!
- 4. Freedom from fear (by which FDR specifically means fear of military aggression from other nations)...everywhere!
- FDR asserts that these freedoms are attainable in the very near future.
- He characterizes a world defined by the Four Freedoms as antithetical to the destructive tyranny promoted by the Axis powers.
- He confronts the tyrannical order of the Axis powers with a "great conception," which is the "moral order."
- He claims that a "good society," i.e. a society of moral order, can face tyranny and destructive political forces without fear.