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Russell Baker

Roosevelt's declaration that Americans had 'nothing to fear but fear itself' was a glorious piece of inspirational rhetoric and just as gloriously wrong.

Russell Baker

Inspirational

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Russell Baker is saying that Roosevelt’s statement was very powerful and uplifting in how it encouraged people to face challenges. However, Baker believes that the idea that fear was the only real problem was incorrect, implying that there were other serious issues to worry about.

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