FDR: “It is fitting, therefore, that this should be a service of…”

On the recordOctober 27, 1936

It is fitting, therefore, that this should be a service of rededication to the liberty and the peace which this Statue symbolizes.

Said by

Democratic · New York

Source

Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty

More from FDR

Apr 12, 1945

The work, my friends, is peace.

Apr 4, 1945

It may be in another week or ten days.

Apr 12, 1945

I wish I had the power, just for this evening, to be present at all of these gatherings.

Apr 4, 1945

It seems obvious that we will be more or less responsible for security in all the Pacific waters.

Other voices in this conversation

FDR: “It is fitting, therefore, that this should be a service of rededication to the liberty and the peace which this Statue…”