Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Who said, "Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear"?

This one is almost a trick question, and when you see the answers, you'll see exactly what I mean.  From our Pocket Trivia: US President game - What President said, "Everywhere that freedom stirs, let tyrants fear"? Was it George W. Bush, Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson?

Okay, sorry, this really isn't fair.  All of these President's served within 100 years of each other, and given the various colloquialisms of the English language, its highly possible that any of them could have uttered this sentence.  Plus, all four faced challenges that would have caused them to make the above statement: George Bush with the War or Terror, Franklin Roosevelt with World War 2, Theodore Roosevelt with his military past and Woodrow Wilson with World War 1.  So, which was it?

George W. Bush.

It is an outstanding quote, but the quote is not what is best remembered from this speech.  It was given on March 2, 2003, on the deck of the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, to mark the end of major combat operations in Iraq.  The speech is often referred to by Bush supporters as the "Let Tyrants Fear" speech; to his detractors, however, the speech is best known for an iconic image:


Above:  Mission Accomplished...or maybe not.

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