Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Second
Bill of Rights (1944):
. A job with a living
wage
. Freedom from unfair
competition and monopolies
. A home
. Medical Care
. Education
. Recreation
Most of these would
be viewed as “social rights”
His Economic Bill of Rights went as
follows:
The right to a useful and
remunerative job in the industries or shops or farms or mines of the nation;
The right to earn enough
to provide adequate food and clothing and recreation;
The right of every farmer
to raise and sell his products at a return which will give him and his family a
decent living;
The right of every
businessman, large and small, to trade in an atmosphere of freedom from unfair
competition and domination by monopolies at home or abroad;
The right of every family
to a decent home;
The right to adequate
medical care and the opportunity to achieve and enjoy good health;
The right to adequate
protection from the economic fears of old age, sickness, accident, and unemployment;
The right
to a good education.
All of these rights spell
security. And after this war is won we must be prepared to move forward, in the
implementation of these rights, to new goals of human happiness and well-being.
America’s own rightful
place in the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar
rights have been carried into practice for our citizens.
The Four Freedoms: (FDR):
. Freedom of speech and expression
. Freedom of religion
. Freedom from want
. Freedom from fear