Arguably the most famous thing President Franklin Roosevelt ever said, as well as likely one of the top ten quotes any president has ever said in the history of the United States is “The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” What is Creator’s perspective on that statement? Is it, in fact, true?

Nothing so simple could be broadly correct in all settings and circumstances, but is a general rule of thumb, and in keeping with the context of that presidential speech using the phrase in question. It is a truism that fear can take on a life of its own and take a person along with it on a road to their destruction. Fear, in fact, is the number one disempowerment experienced by human beings; it is a mechanism for self-destruction and self-denial, both; it distances the experiencer from the divine by taking them away from the divine path of truth. When one gives in to fear, it is a false interpretation of reality because by its very definition "It is a concern over something not yet in evidence but the person is afraid might happen." So it does not equate with reality at all, so in a strict definition sense, "You have nothing to fear but fear itself" encapsulates that experiential dilemma that "A state of fear is a degradation of the state of being for a cause not yet truly in evidence," and as such the experiencer would be much better off to allay their fear or disregard its message until such time as action is needed to address the origin and purpose of the fear as a warning of some kind about grave possibilities looming. When a group of individuals, as in the case of a nation faced with war and its consequences, embraces fear in aggregate, this can be a huge impediment to their future success. It will not only weaken them in terms of their resolve and their wherewithal to marshal strength of will and inner conviction to prevail and to redouble efforts and marshal an extra measure of courage from within to do one’s utmost in preparation to face an enemy threat, that aggregate fear will at once disconnect the population from the divine and the possibility of divine assistance to some degree. It is not that we discriminate against the weak and helpless, it is that we must honor what humans choose in all cases, in all ways. If you choose to give in to fear and become helpless, we cannot help you because we must honor your choice to have a helpless state of existence, at least for as long as the fear is overwhelming and you cannot come to your senses and seek something better, so this is why addressing the issue of fear can be so very important. An effective leader will indeed rally the troops and will rally the populace as well to stand strong and to think positively, and to stir within them an inner strength to carry on in spite of the odds and hold true to their convictions within the heart to put love above all and to do one’s utmost through love for one another—that is the opposite of fear and is an antidote.