Question

Read the following excerpt from Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms speech, and listen to the audio. As you review the speech, think about its historical context. Choose one example from the excerpt that shows strong emotional language or exaggeration. Why does Roosevelt choose to use such emotional language or exaggeration in the example you selected?

Answer 1

Answer: "In times like these it is immature — and incidentally, untrue — for anybody to brag that an unprepared America, single-handed, and with one hand tied behind its back, can hold off the whole world.” He is saying this because he believes that the United States may want to manage the hassle by itself but would rather not.