One of the best remembered moments is the declaration of the "Four Freedoms" in Franklin Roosevelt's 1941 State of the Union -- the freedom from want, the freedom from fear, the freedom of speech and the freedom of worship.

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Whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people.

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The Renfrewshire South constituency congratulated the members and representatives of Usdaw on the union's Freedom From Fear Campaign .

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"This tax caused Italian families worry, anxiety, fear of the future, " he told supporters of his People of Freedom party.

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While companies may enjoy the financial freedom of cash, economists fear that a lack of corporate investment and spending may help push the economy into a recession.

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In a statement the JSA said that judges of the minor judiciary had "enjoyed greater freedom to discharge their duties without fear or favour" under her stewardship.

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Everyone should enjoy the freedom to make their own choices, without the fear of social coercion.

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Freedom is the ability to change jobs or start your own business without the fear of losing your health insurance.

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While those choosing to exit would lose their Medicare subsidies, they would gain something more precious: the freedom to use their own money to buy the insurance they want, without fear of government rationing or losing their Social Security benefits.

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