Franklin D. Roosevelt - "The Great Communicator" The Master Speech Files, 1898, 1910-1945

Series 2: "You have nothing to fear but fear itself:" FOR and the New Deal

File No. 881

1936 July 4

Monticello, VA - Address re Thomas Jefferson KOITICIU.LO, .nn.l' •• U~.

It "' ,,._,olle t hat ""-• Jttt.raon ab 011.ld lh

onthUIIOW!.t.a1n- top o1'Kont1oello. On t~tt. ln - top

111 po.tbt v.n1te. And Jetrtr aoc "' 1 ••t11'16 polnt

or all the dtal torcee or hh ~,. .

!hwe ue ptrloda ot h1atv," men o ...... ,. , . _. tp"Mt

btCIUII tbolt11t!Oet.n4btlidlh1a lf-t-ll,

Jttfvton .., gr11t i n the preaence Of -.D7 tp"Mt ID4 t"roa

lnltn •• r Nd or tM patri ot• or 1776 and tht t l tht r a

or tht Cooat1tut1on •• &rl t&ktn into U11 pruenoe or men wtlo 111\lf;bt tht t i re or p01t ne11 fro. - anotb.r and. all b~ tl.. atld. above the e-n ru,n or ~i.Dd. .

'rhlaoureeo1' tbe1r&...,.tn411WI Ule ltll"r 1f:6 01'1 11- lenllott"rald.(ll:l.. '!'tleywwe t.IUQ& Cblfirltt'ru1tl o1' lllt-cOY•r-t and l"l"eed.- ot conao1tnoe. 'ft\ey ha4 broken

'fhey COUld bui ld. ror t h~a~~eh11 1 n ew eeonoaie i.Dd.tpend.en.oa .

'!'tle1re ••r• not the god• or t h1DC• 11 thty • tre, but the g ode or thin&e 11 U..y ~t to be. They u"d n ew.,..,, &nd new

-odeblob\IJ.l41'11Watru.e~a. ot •ll the.. btt1l.d11J'e of the Republic 1t h perM.~

senerally o0:11oeclld tbe.t Benj.. 1n Pr&nklln end

'!'h-1 Jefferaon poeaeaaed '~that-.,. be rOillbly 4 eaor1bed

u the -oat f ertile a1n4a. Prlllllklln "' atl"'naer to 1>0

aolflloe, to no tholor,. of pb.lluoJ!h1, to no ,.,._ of lnYentton.

JefferaCXI h-.1 th"' ""'uu.. ln equd part; am •Uh g•ter

opport\llll t:r ln the da:r• of pH.oe whloh followed thl Rn-ol\ltlon,

.Tefter-.on na erw.bled -or1 tully to o..,.ry theory ill.to pr&ot1c:e.

ph Uoaofiler, uat •-n, he tno~ u ecl tilt tull aoop1 ot the

laiOWltc\11 of 1111 t'"- and hla llf• •• on• ot ric:b 4.1 ..r alty.

1'0 h~ knowltGa• and id" l ••r• full to be VIed to f1ed

tlll tlr" of bi& own • lzl4, not Jvat •oo4 to bl lett n•tly

More than • n:r hbtor1o ho.e tn M~er 1ca, Jlontto•llo

o.pp"ll to•• 11 an expr.. •ton of thl p.traoneUty or t tl h\11l41r· In tho d811gn, not alon• of tha 'llhoh bttt ot •••Z'T

r- 1114 ner7 pll.rt thereof, tnt"- ••r:r turnhhlna• 11h.1oh

Jlfflraoz~ d1Y11ed on hla own d%-e•lftl ~ end •41 1n hla t.ll, oret.tivt. geniua.

Ht.waet.graet.gentl-n. H•-••sr... to~er .

The two are not lncOI!Ipe.Ubh.

He applU•4 t t.. cl1lture ot tlw pe.u to ~ nHde -.n<1 tl'..

llf't. or tha u.rtoa of hb daJ• Hh kaod.,qe ot hbtor y

t.P'I"*'..S hl.a to tnqW.rt. into the l'Ht.on an4 j~Utloe of' l.awa ,

hablta aDC!. ll:eUtuUcma . Hh pullon tor Uberty ltd h~

to tnttrpret ancl. ad.apt thea in or

ShortlJ be fore Ukli'IS orrlot. u Pr.. tdent or the United.

S tat.. he wrote to • tl'lt.nd, •1 llr.vt. a-orn on the Altar of

God eternal hcnUUt,- ap1nat ••~ tor. or tyn..nny O¥or

tM aind or -n. • Hh lU't. ""'*" tMt eoneecntlon.

Conetantly he lt.btll'.cl. to nlarge t.M tl>M4- ot the h-n

a lnd and to d ..U'OJ the bondage i.oopOeed. oa it bJ 1,t;norPt~e .

POYt.rt yendpoUUcalanclrt.U&louelfttoltrt.nce.

On one dar 1n hh lo~!i U te he gn·e to the -orld a

O.o~rt.Uon of ln4epent:~ enee on bebAlt or pol1Uoal tnedm.

tor hia.. lt and. hh tellow....u.trlc.... But bia Deol-.r.Uon I ren..,e4 an'1 Teltorated. ,.,,...,. 41.7 that hi 11¥1<1,

One hundred and dXtJ ,.~, tw.•e P-..•d elru;e th• l'ourth or Jul7, 17'1'6 . OnthfltCS.7, 'rh-• Jaf'ter•on-• th11't7-tll1'1a JH.:I'I old. H1a U.S lnltlon, hh entbuala- an4 hlllftll'IIJ', t~ quauu.. that7011tb of'f'ore hle••l'J'

lll>ll'l.tlon, •eTe a,..,t>oUc or t..'ll.t -.bollcanel'l.tlon of' 0>111.0

Who not onl7 ,.ade • nation in the •.olt.h or their ~Cin.&Uon and enerc, but, beoaun tbalr routhtv.l •tnsa N.d. not been ollppe4, wer e abl& to gr011 •lth the nat1on lind su1cl.e i t ln

'ltlroua;h all the lnt ervenlns 7"r' I.Mr1c• bill lived. and crown ~ the .,..t... of' aov~nt llt.ablleh1<1 br Jerr.raoa ancl hla Slllel'l.tlon. Ae nation• so, •e u .,. under one or the old.11t oontlD\lOUI f'ora. of' d-l'tltlo ao.. rn:t~nt in the .rbole world· In th1• a eneo •• are old.

But the • orl4 hal nuer he4 •• •lleh buan eblHtr •• i t n1.c!.1, an4 a II041MI de-rao,. i n partloular neecl.e, lboYa all thlnca, thl oontlnu.noe ot the apirlt or JOUtb. Our probl- ot 19~ Gf.ll u gr-tl7 to.. the oont~Uon ot 1ao~Jalnet1on, and en'"'"' •rr:l c•pec1t7 to.. r • •pondb1l1t7" 414 th• •s• ot '!'ho.a• .:rett•r~O:'I a.-.:1 hh t•llowe .

De_c.,•c7 neode ttOw, u lt t01.1nd. th•n, ""n 4eYelope4 to

the lt.lt ot th11r cepaolt)", ttu'ov,ab toduoatlon, tor ult..,t• r enron.tbillt7• Et:.rsenot •e end 4eele1ct.~a 1n OIQ" 1D4hldual ar:6 o_.nlt7 ed nattorw.l Una ,.,. thot etutt cr~t ot whloh nauo,..l ol·ra..-•aoter 11 -.s1. h'eparaUon ot tha ~ and tba 1ptr1t ot our people tor 11101'1 ""'"'l•not .. and 4ec111onl

11 t he bt~t &vdllbU lnaul'l.nOe tor t he u ou"'1t7 l nd 4evelopaent

ot ow- 4-.ocra tl<:~ ln.t1tuticnl .

••theep1r1tottuch1Mn"J.tr.!'I Ontbe•p1l'ttotl

..1 tb• ted1"6 o:t tuacl-ntal f"''ltd

tt.r• ot eb1lr ab1ltt7• atre.ole .. w.au ,..,...., ... a,p.Lnt

Tt\l.t 11 no t ~ beUet. lt h net be7ond QUr power to

..e·ll ; btthlt ••crod t1l'•. 'l'h•., ••renollaitt.tl<>~Uupon

th•llat1on' e eapao1t)"toobtatn an4•1nt•1ntrue troeed0111

exo•pt t b• •trensth of OIU' ll'atlon ' e 4.. 1.,. And 4ete=lnat1on. On tho h11U1dt below 'lltloro wo ttNld 1e tho tOIIIb ot

Thoa.• Jotreroon. Ho wu s1nn •nr b.lsJ'l otno.. in

Stott tl'ld. lltt1on. BUt tht W~t l'tOOl'dtd tboYt h.la ~Yo ,

Gl'IOIOZI bf hilutlt, at't anly tholt:

"JGaB 'US BURliD !ft(:II.U ~• .t.tl'!tfOl't

CJP 'rilE ~LUU.'riCll OP liiDD'DDBlfCZ, at' ftE 3'U7tl'f'B 0P VlROlliU PCI!. ULlOlaJS

PftK:'nO!!, Alii) PA'rHI:R 0P 'fD UllVEMl'fJ OP VlROIIIU. •

tho opportun1tU• h.o ha4 shtn other Mn to bee.- trot

wore ell that roall7 ecaJAtocl. rDTIRESS OP '!HE PRESID!:fi' J3. THE HOWE OF THO-.. S JE:n'i::RSOH MO:triCELLO, VI ?.GIIIU July .4 , 1~36

Seffitor QlF.SS Cover ,Jor Pfery gr Qibboney, lnd ie~ r.. pd gent.lntq:

1 s t"'Y olci f ritnd C rt.er Gll ss h ~ so 'ell

ho~ to su.,ustpd I h~ v e come here todfy to rene '!W ae the Si ge or Mo <1t icello.

It see-111s to me th.: t .~.t •~u, s symbolic th:-t Thorn1.s J effer son ehould live on thh mountain-tor or Monticello. On .. aountrin-top ell pt:ths unite. A.nG J ef fer son wrs (1) £.!!! meeting point of Ul 2!. the vit. 1 forces of his dey. (ApJll' u.se) '!hare ·re periods (ot) 19 history 'he.'\ one ae.n seems great beccuoe those 'llho stt n4 beside him t.re smtll. Jefferson wos greli.t in the presence or ar ny Gret.t rncl. free

men. ?!hen we re' ~ of the patri ot s or 1776 una the ft thers

of the Constitution ,.e ~.

eco~a1c 1nc!epeDdence. Theirs " ere not the t:oo.s or things s they •ere, :out t.he ·ods o. thlil s s they ouebt to be. (J.p~lause) /nd so 's 'lonticello itsdf so\ eU roves, they used n.e ..,e :u &. nd ne"~"" aodel. to b:lild new fttructures . I h.ve .brys thoiJ."ht th,t of 111 (thue) ~ bu.Ud rs of (the Re public) t.hose c!t:ys it is ;erh- ps J ene:r&lly conceded th. t Be,tJI min Fr. n..Uln t1i Tho$ s Jett·rson ·osses. eJ h. t a: y be rol)....,bly de:cribed • the most fertile minds. Fr;...1.clln t .. s str.... n;>:er to no .!'Cie:lce, to no theory ot hilosojlh)·, to no venue of inve.1tlon. Jef:erson h;..O. (theu) thos .ualltiu in e .i.L.l ,. rt ( lld)

~ 1".1th gre.ter op,ortunity in the d

r1ch.!J!! diversity. ~!"o hi:a i

~ . in the very furaishtn.:;s r.hich Jefferson de­ vised on his O\~D drawing bo~rd r.no mcde in hill own ~thop, iq r 11 or 1.h t there spa. u re: tiy c PI- city tor det 11 ~ ad, c.bove all, crel.tlve .:enius. (Appl~use)

He ,,.,., 1:. gret t entlePUo.n. Be u.a .t. gret-t

CO""''oner. J,nd !r!Y friends, the t"o re not 1."lCO.llptt1ble. (Appl ause) He eppl1ed the culture of the pnst to the n&!'ds

~o.nd the life of the laeric. or his ~.cy , Hia ..cno•.ledge or history spurred him to in 1ulr e into the ret son e.nd Justice of l ..•s , hLbita 6-nd 1nst.1tat1ons. Hh P2SS1on for liberty led hi to interpret L.nd. t>U< pt the111 in order to better the lot of m. •lkind , Snortly befon t • dns thfl office l' s} 21: Presi­ dent {of the Dnited St.: te.;) he .,rote to " trie:\d, r.r D!.v& s'r.orn on the J.ltl!r of God: eter n l hostility geinst every for= of tYT· a.cy" oYer the aii'M! of -.n. " Sis lite served th' t consecr Etion. Const"'ntly he labored to e nl rje the treed011 of the hum..n mind Lnd t.o destroy the bondage bposed on it int.ole- by ig:wrance1 J,overty nd ._'Olitictl 1.00 rel14i.><1s

On one dry (in) .2.( his lOI\6 life he t;;<.ve to the

,;orV 1 Decl. rr.tion or Inde~eadence on behalf of political freedo:n for himself 1 nd his fello"Y-AIIIericrns . Dut hh Decl(.,r: tion of I ndependence for the hunen 11.ind wrs a - 4 - continuinl t chievement, reneC"ed 'nei. rel ter· ted every or;:y

(thtlt he lived) or his ..-hole lite. l!J., one hundred ti.nd lxty ye... rs h•ve ~ aaed since the Fourth of J .J.ly , 1776. Ot'l. that uty, 1hom· s

Je! ~rson w a thirty- three ye<~rs old. His l~~~~~og l ni\. L ort , his enthus L s~1 o.:ld his 811erzy, the ;..tall tiu that youth offers in every ge.;errtl on, 10ere sy:o~bolic of thLt (':hole)

::;enert:tlon or r~~en , who not onl)' ~~~oae · REt Lon in the r.elilth or their 1lii1181Nlt1on :.rl(]. energy, but, bt>c<~u:oe their youthful 'l'ings h[d not been cllrped, Y-ere 1 ble to gro-.. ,;ith the nrtion cnC. iUlde it in dsdom throU(;hOut thei r lives. (Aprlruse)

L.USLJ.lh thro~h l

n::eric~ Ms lived c.nd gro1rn u..X:.er the s).ste o! &overu:Jent estt blished by Jefferson t.nd. his e:eflerntion. As JU>U.ons o, "• live u.aJer one of the olde-t cont1:1uous roros or de-,ocr· tic govcr!EI'ent i n the holt 11orld. CJlQ. in (\.his)

!h!:.1 sense 'ole : r e olci. . but the "orld h6.s nf1ver lied ~os 11uch hwnt.n 1 bility r.s it needs, end '" CIOO.ern t:.e::~.ocr~ cy i n ;. rtical<-r needs, nee or thtl spirit or youth. £bove ell th1ngs 1 the continu: Our • rot.lcms or 1936 call u re tly for \.he contimu. tion !.nd c• re.cLty tor resrons1;)1 ity ot law.. ·il'ktLon1 •ad ener;ry c,s d LC the dge or 'Ihopo· a Jeffer~ton 1 nd his fellol'"!l .

(i.p l~ use) - 5 -

Deaocrr.cy needs nO'PI , ~ . ~s it. toatld then, ••n curveloped to the ll.mit of their c ..pueit;, , thrOOJ6h edtiC: tion, for ultio te respon.s1b111ty. ~ert:e .eies ~ 00 oecis1ons in ol.lr indiviciu.l :ru;. eolllllunity t:~ ru.tioiU:l lives 're the stutf out of Y.hich ll: tiom 1 ch, rncter is

I:IC-de . (Apph.use) Pre~r:.tiu•l o! the !!lind, (end) ~- 1J.Qn...... Qt the syirit of oar ._eo, le ror such e~tergenc'tes , (t nc.) for such dec1a1ons 19 the best , v!11l6ble insur~.nce (for) ....:.:....!.n!t the seci.U'ity nd develo. 1ent of our de ocntic 1n.st1tut1ons.

li s the spirit or such men t. s Jefferson the s,1r1t of . Golden J.. e gone n01 e,lt1 never to be reperted in our history? ~, s the feeliniS of funall....:l6•\tLl freedoc

~hich 11-:hted the fire of their bllity !Dlr, cle ... sh< 11 never see 'Juin? Th< t h not ey belief. It is not be)ond oar

'0" r to re- light th t s~creo. fire . There .reno limitl ­ tion!l Llpon the li&t1on1 s c;..ptcity to obtain na. IIILiut.ain tru.• rreedo:n, no Ueitr tions 87Cept the strensth or our lt t1on1 s Cesire lU deterci!l' tion. (i..p>ll use) On the hillside belc» t:hcre "e st· nd is the

tol!lb of Thol'll, s J efferson. He \.Jo.s given m• cy hi •h offices

in tit: te 1 ad ~ltion . But the .-orus recoroed bove his art ve, chosen b) hi~aselt' , <.re onl7 these: - 6 -

"HEPE y· .. s BUR I ED 'IHO!rUoS JEITr.RSOli,

J t1l HOR OF ~ i.E DJ:CL..R.- 'I HD OF I NDE­ PEmENCF, CF .. H;" S'l..-.U'• Of Hr:.CI.H..-. lOP: f.ELIUIOU$ rtU: DOV, ••It F.'IBIR Ot

1ll? U::ii\" .rl:=!I'l'Y Ol' Yir.C.l-'I. . " (•.Plolllu.te}

'Ihc: hoilOrs ..J!!£h other men h~d given him 'ere uni'llporttnt; the opr-ortunitie~ ho htd given i2. other men to become free were a ll thrt really counted. (Prololl6ed aprlt.use) on V>JI 110\Ultaln• top ot lkmUo•llo. On • _,u,lA-top J 111 :oatl'• v.ntu. A.nd l•t'ftl'aon-•:t'~.tlllf!pCilDt

t111n • • l'w4 o t thto pttr1ou. ot 11'78 ln4 tb1 hthv1

~., oouJA b\Ul4 tor t ._ll'l'll 1 n" 1oonomio tsd1ptrd JWII•

'fttlil'l ••~"• not th• r;o4• ot \hill& 11 Lh-r • -, bu t W COd•

Of t.h~ II the' OI>Oit to bol o f'Ny Ulld. - BMIII 1114 -

; I tol;uild 111'1fltJ'\HI...,_Io I

'1../ • -.-'- ( r et all $hti.. boil.d.coa ot ~ U 1e pe:oha,.

'\atn-U:r oonoM~ U.t 8en ~QI!n ~t.n and 'ftl-• J.ttvoton po...... 4 whelt NJ' tNo rfiU(')IJI/,..,_ 4ucr1bod IU the -1: tartUa alnd.a. P'NinkUn ... •'"na_. to .., ~

n l-....a, to ao v_.., ot Jlbil-~, '-• no •- ot 1fn'ant1ol>.

Jatter•• b.o J.. 'l!Ylltba ta toq~~a l pi.J'tf ~with sr-~

opPOI'tunl tJ 1a the ~Y• ot peau ..t1lob toll-.GI tb4o Re,ol\IUon,

~ lloaojlhar , aP.te-n, tt. __,. .. ..,_ the t'u.U nOpe rl tho . ' kaCNlld&O ot h le tS.. and his llfe ... one ot rid~ 4herslt)'.

t.ppet.h t o at U an .XJ!l'OidOIII Of t;ha pti'MOIWIUt)' Ot 1U ,f,..,__ tNJ.l4er. IA the 4adp, not. -*-ot \he -.ole but or •"•r'J'

,_ 4 -*'7 ~l't ~. 1n thlo "IN'7 ~blllrrr6• 'llhloh -,aho_P/"'eH •PI'tk• ""'-7 e• ~• lty tw 4e.. u and, llbcrre

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the~ ot -..a.• Jf 1'11• U.te '""'eo! U.t OOnNOI"&tl-.

po•• ty •nd poU.Llo• l •nd rd1; 1ou.• lntol~c ••

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O..b.r-tloA ot lndoP'Qd•nc• on ~lr ot polltlo•l ~ or tnd•pend.,M tor trot tn.." a1a4 -· I --.Uri\Wia lohleY-·•

l'ftl.-.d •n4 r•tt-W!l ,.,_,.~~a,.~ . '-, .L )"'

1 '"j~• one hw.:l.l't4 •nd .ta t,. ,....,., ._.,, pe.. M tln4t th• vow-~

ot hl.J'. l"'lfl, ~ thloto 41,., ~ · l•1'tw- ••

ellppecl, were 1ble too iP"O" with the l'lltlon lrld e;utd• 1t tn

ol4• • ' OOlltl-• 1'- ot 4-r•Ulo aoor•r-t Ill the whole

world. " DI'U'l(/ •-• well"• old.

lhta,ge, tM oonttnUtNM or.~• 1p1rlto et ,..uth. 011:1' probl- 1 ot Ttl-• .:r.u... on an1 hh 1'•llo••· -.....,. ·-· -}:'~..!""'- ...... ttl• lt.lt ot Ut.Uo O&P"Olt:J', thro~ M11c.Uon, tor ulU•t•

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