Session #84 · 1955–57

Speech #840112746

Do you remember his concern with those who sought selfish gain at the expense of the country? He said: We have always known that needless selfinterest was bad morals. we now know that is bad economics. Franklin Roosevelt had words. too. for those who would close our doors to the CII96 tired. poor. and huddled masses yearning to breathe free. He said: All of our peopleexcept the fullblooded Indiansare immigrants. or the descendants of immigrants. In words which will never be forgotten. and will always be associated with his name. he urged us to conquer hysteria. He said: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself * * * namelesss. unreasoning fear.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
HERBERT LEHMAN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
840112746
Paragraph
#0
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