Multiple choice general knowledge

Who said "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself?"

  1. George Washington

  2. Franklin D Roosevelt

  3. George W. Bush

  4. John F. Kennedy

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke these famous words in his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933, at the height of the Great Depression. The phrase was meant to reassure Americans paralyzed by economic fear and inspire confidence in his New Deal policies. George Washington was 18th century, JFK said 'Ask not what your country can do for you,' and George W. Bush was a 21st century president.