" So to plagiarize blatantly, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

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"In the depths of the Depression, Franklin Roosevelt inspired the nation when he said, 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, ' " Kennedy said in a speech to the Democratic National Convention.

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In 1933, during the darkest days of the Great Depression, Franklin Roosevelt declared that "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself", and offered a "new deal" to the American people, promising a period of bold, vigorous and continuous experimentation, which he hoped would reduce unemployment and get American workers back into jobs.

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