Elizabeth I Quotes
According to Burns, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, while drafting his First Inaugural Address, was reading some Thoreau material and was so impressed with this thought relative to the fear that the Great Depression had brought to the American people, that he used it in his speech/ See {636844}. Also, see Queen Elizabeth I {636845}.
The President got the idea for this famous line by reading Thoreau {623573}. Also see Elizabeth I {636845}.for a similar sentiment.
The President later addressed this in his "We have nothing to fear but fear itself" speech – See {636844}.
See Franklin Delano Roosevelt {636844} and Henry David Thoreau {35833} for similar later statements.
- Born: September 7, 1533
- Died: March 24, 1603
- Nationality: English
- Profession: Royalty
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. Sometimes called the Virgin Queen, Gloriana or Good Queen Bess, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor.
