“This great nation will endure as it has endured, will revive and will prosper. So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

Question

—President Franklin Roosevelt, 1933
Use the passage to answer the question.
Which of the following best reflects President Roosevelt’s attitude as seen in the text?

(1 point)
Responses

He wants to warn U.S. citizens against pessimism and giving up on the nation.
He wants to warn U.S. citizens against pessimism and giving up on the nation.

He insists that his leadership will bring the nation out of the Great Depression.
He insists that his leadership will bring the nation out of the Great Depression.

He knows the only way to reach prosperity is to wait for the economy to change on its own.

Answer 1

The response that best reflects President Roosevelt’s attitude as seen in the text is:

He wants to warn U.S. citizens against pessimism and giving up on the nation.

Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of overcoming fear and using it as motivation to move forward, rather than succumbing to despair.