In his 1933 inaugural address, Franklin Delano Roosevelt claimed that he was prepared to utilize stances where he could turn reverse the economy's stagnation, as long as he had the support of the people and the federal powers to help himdeal with their "extraordinary needs." With this, Roosevelt begins to tear down the people's psychological wall and learned helplessness on the matter of the Great Depression. Roosevelt proclamized that he will expand the power of the federal government, which he makes known would allow him to initiate legislative reforms, thereby assauging the pain felt by the Great Depression's wrath. In a figurative sense, his declaration of war in his inaugural address further shows his belief that the average American man has been hurt since the 1929 stock market crash. Roosevelt continues by presenting his main argument - as forementioned - the people need to lose their pessimistic attitude towards the Great Depression. A turn around, he says, is easily possible by distributing portions of the American populace to new areas, increasing the value of the agriculture, and reducing Federal, State, and Local governments' spending. Roosevelt. As his address comes to a close, Roosevelt pushes for a policy of collective action, which he claims has been previously utilized to enflame the American spirit and help the people survive through various disasters. Thus, Roosevelt contains, "the only thing we have to fear, is fear itself".
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