The quote for today is one of my favorites—“There is nothing to fear but fear itself”—by Franklin D. Roosevelt (my favorite president). Just a little background in case you don’t know who he is—Franklin Delano Roosevelt was our 32nd president. He was elected into office in the middle of the Great Depression. Franklin Roosevelt was smart and very popular with the American people. He saved the American economy by coming up with the New Deal, which was a series of alphabet programs.
However, he got sick. Franklin got polio, which made him unable to walk. He couldn’t move without the use of heavy metal braces. His mother, Sara, wanted him to be taken care of and pursue his childhood hobby, collecting stamps. Did Franklin want to give up, however? No! His wife and distant cousin, Anna Roosevelt, called Eleanor, pushed him to pursue politics. With her encouragement, and also the help of his sons, Franklin grew to become possibly the best president that this country has ever had. He hid the fact that he had a wheelchair and at first he only walked in public. He led the country through the deadliest war in American history, World War II. Some people thought that because he was crippled with polio, he couldn’t lead the country well enough. He proved them all wrong. Some people said that no one had ever been president during such trying times except Washington and Lincoln.
I think that was seriously brave of Franklin. If he had been so afraid of his polio that he decided to retire from the presidency, than America might not have won the war. This just proves his quote. This is why I admire Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
