!!! In Roosevelt's first inaugural address, what does the phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise" compare failed b
usinesses to? a- Necessary parts of American life that are dying b- Farmland that has been destroyed by drought c- Unemployed Americans d- The results of higher taxes
The phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise" In Roosevelt's first inaugural address compare failed businesses to unemployed Americans.
The Inaugural Speech of Franklin Delano Roosevelt given in Washington, D.C. on
March 4th, 1933.
He stated in the speech that the foremost thing to do is to speak the truth, the whole truth, straightforwardly and fearlessly about the conditions of the country in the present time. Roosevelt also declared his strong belief that the only thing they should fear is fear itself.
The phrase "the withered leaves of industrial enterprise" simply refer to the host of unemployed citizens who faces the disheartening problem of existence and also the huge numbers who labour with little return.
