Accepting Quote by Eleanor Roosevelt
“We have come to accept bigger and bigger things as meaning greater and greater efficiency, more and more prosperity and more and more freedom. The two do not go together of necessity.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Public address, 1945
Progress and freedom are not automatically linked; prosperity may coexist with limited liberty.
In simple terms: More wealth doesn’t guarantee freedom.
Question assumptions about progress.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- policy making
- social movements
- education
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance prosperity and liberty?
- What policies protect freedom?
Economic growth can mask oppression.