Four Freedoms
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The Four Freedoms are a set of fundamental human rights—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Four Freedoms canonical | 11 |
| Four Freedoms speech | 8 |
| Freedom from Fear | 3 |
| Freedom from Want | 1 |
| Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms doctrine | 1 |
| The Four Freedoms series | 1 |
| freedom from want | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T259330 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four Freedoms Context triple: [Four Freedoms Award, namedAfter, Four Freedoms]
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A.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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B.
Lend-Lease program
The Lend-Lease program was a World War II U.S. initiative that supplied Allied nations, especially Britain and the Soviet Union, with vital military aid and materials to support their fight against the Axis powers.
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C.
The Triumph of Peace
The Triumph of Peace is a 1634 Caroline-era masque by playwright James Shirley, celebrated for its lavish production and allegorical celebration of royal authority and harmony.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Four Freedoms Target entity description: The Four Freedoms are a set of fundamental human rights—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address.
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A.
"Day of Infamy" speech
The "Day of Infamy" speech is Franklin D. Roosevelt’s historic address to the U.S. Congress on December 8, 1941, calling for a declaration of war on Japan following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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B.
Lend-Lease program
The Lend-Lease program was a World War II U.S. initiative that supplied Allied nations, especially Britain and the Soviet Union, with vital military aid and materials to support their fight against the Axis powers.
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C.
The Triumph of Peace
The Triumph of Peace is a 1634 Caroline-era masque by playwright James Shirley, celebrated for its lavish production and allegorical celebration of royal authority and harmony.
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D.
The Great Democracies
The Great Democracies is the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s historical series A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, covering the rise of modern democratic institutions in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Hundred Days
The Hundred Days refers to the intense early period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency in 1933 when a flurry of New Deal legislation was rapidly enacted to combat the Great Depression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
doctrine
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human rights concept ⓘ political principle ⓘ |
| articulatedIn |
"Day of Infamy" speech
ⓘ
surface form:
1941 State of the Union Address
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| articulatedOn | 1941-01-06 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American foreign policy
ⓘ
New Deal Democrat ⓘ
surface form:
New Deal liberalism
World War II Allied war aims ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Four Freedoms Park
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
|
| commemoratedIn | United Nations human rights discourse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| declaredBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
civil liberties
ⓘ
collective security ⓘ economic security ⓘ |
| formulatedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| hasInfluenceOn | post-1945 international order ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
inspiration for postwar human rights framework
ⓘ
symbol of American values ⓘ |
| hasMottoLikeStatement |
freedom from fear
ⓘ
freedom from want ⓘ freedom of every person to worship God in his own way ⓘ freedom of speech and expression ⓘ |
| hasPart |
freedom from fear
ⓘ
Four Freedoms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
freedom from want
freedom of speech ⓘ freedom of worship ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War II ⓘ |
| influenced |
Atlantic Charter agreement
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Charter
Universal Declaration of Human Rights ⓘ |
| introducedDuring | Third term of Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalExpression | English ⓘ |
| notableDepiction | Four Freedoms series by Norman Rockwell ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | liberal internationalism ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
ⓘ
surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
|
| purpose | define fundamental human rights ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
civil and political rights
ⓘ
economic, social and cultural rights ⓘ fundamental freedoms ⓘ human rights ⓘ |
| statedAsGoalFor | people everywhere in the world ⓘ |
| statedAsUniversal |
applies to all nations
ⓘ
applies to all people ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | wartime propaganda theme ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Four Freedoms Description of subject: The Four Freedoms are a set of fundamental human rights—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear—articulated by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1941 State of the Union address.
Referenced by (26)
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this entity surface form:
Four Freedoms speech
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Atlantic Charter
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Freedom from Want
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Freedom from Fear
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The Four Freedoms series
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freedom from want
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Four Freedoms speech
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Freedom from Fear
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Four Freedoms speech
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Four Freedoms speech
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Freedom from Fear
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Four Freedoms speech
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Four Freedoms speech
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Four Freedoms speech
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Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms doctrine
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Four Freedoms speech