Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Martin Luther King Jr. both expressed core democratic values, but they both valued one more than another, such as life, liberty, and justice. Franklin Delano Roosevelt talked for every american’s safety. He explained that he is doing what is best for “Our own security” (Roosevelt). He also said that in his time the american republic is in serious danger. Franklin Delano Roosevelt opposed enforced isolation in the Americas, and said “A free nation has the right to expect full cooperation from all groups” (Roosevelt). He knew justice of morality would win in the end, and he addressed, “We will not tell them that they must surrender merely because of present inability to pay for the weapons which we knew they must