Roosevelt Speech On Liberty And Democracy (1941)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. United States of America (USA). Various shots of American President Franklin D Roosevelt at wreath laying ceremony at unknown memorial. He stands with aid of stick. Cut away to CU of wreath. Various shots of Roosevelt speaking to seated audience in open amphitheatre. He says: ’Liberty, freedom and democracy are prizes awarded only to those people who fight to win them, and then keep fighting eternally to hold them.... People of America agree with that, and if they are obliged to fight, they will fight eternally.’ FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-