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Norman Rockwell

Freedom of Worship

Spring 2020 Mail Sale Commentary 

7 D2301 to D2304 — Norman Rockwell — Four Freedoms - (set of 4 covers) — 7-1-94

During his 1941 State of the Union address to Congress and the nation, President Franklin D. Roosevelt introduced in his speech four essential human freedoms. He knew that the American people were wary of war, and even though Pearl Harbor was still eleven months away, this was the beginning of his efforts to solidify support against the forces'of evil. The great strength and appeal of this approach was the brevity, simplicity, clarity and optimism that was put forth. Every citizen could understand and relate. The Four Freedoms are: Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Worship, Freedom from Want, and Freedom from Fear. The Rockwell-like cachets are nostalgic and include: Freedom from Want — a maternity ward window with a family admiring the new infant; Freedom from Fear — a sailor home on leave contentedly enjoying the freedom from fear that is so precious to Americans; Freedom of Speech — a group of citizens assembled at a community meeting knowing all can speak freely and be heard, and Freedom of Worship — a family at the dinner table with heads bowed in prayer.