‘War to Guard Democracy’ by Woodrow Wilson

“The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. It is a fearful thing to lead this great peaceful people into war.” Source: blogs.princeton.edu Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of United States was someone who tried to maintain peaceful relations with the foreign countries and that is why, when World War I, broke out, he chose to keep USA out of it. At 8.30 in the evening of 2nd April, 1917, he appeared before the joint session of Congress and declared war against Germany whose continuous submarine warfare created a state of war and which eventually led to the onset of American intervention.  His speech notably was to the people of America to notify them as to why the war was necessary and that it was to make the world ‘safe for democracy’. ‘This nation asks for Action’ by Franklin D. Roosevelt “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.” Source: www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu Franklin D. Roosevelt was the thirty-second President of the United States and the only one who was re-elected four times. He was one of the most influential Presidents and he was the one who helped the American people to regain faith in themselves. After the Japanese assault upon the Pearl Harbor which was the US Naval base, on December 8th, 1941 i.e. one day after the attack, President Roosevelt made this speech asking for declaration of war against Japan and that America would be on the side of the Allies. A speech that changed the destiny of World War II! ‘What you can do for your country’ by John F. Kennedy “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of Man.” Source: blogs.spectator.co.uk The 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy was the youngest man who was elected to the office. His inaugural address ‘What you can do for your country’ offered lines which were to set out to redeem and get America moving again and wished the country to be the first nation to uplift the human rights. It was a truly inspiring speech which set the tone for the country and its people to develop themselves and to move forward to a better future.