The only thing to fear is fear itself

Black and white cinema scene showing a newsreel of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 4 March 1933 inauguration with the quote “The only thing to fear is fear itself”, while a string quartet plays Vivaldi’s Four Seasons beside the screen.

4th March – The only thing to fear is fear itself

Updated 2026-03-04

The only thing to fear is fear itself Some dates arrive quietly. Others carry the weight of history with them. The 4th of March is one of those dates. Almost a century ago, on 4 March 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt stood on the balcony of the Capitol in Washington and delivered one of the most […]

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