Part of the sub-series "Root of Democracy" within the larger set of stamps, this design shows an antique speaker's stand and water pitcher. Freedom of speech and the availability of platforms are hallmarks of this nation. Frederick Douglass is credited with saying: "Men may combine to prevent cruelty to animals, for they are dumb and cannot speak for themselves, but we are men and must speak for ourselves, or we shall not be spoken for at all." During the early period of World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "In the future days, which we seek to make secure, we look forward for a world founded upon for essential human freedoms. The first is freedom of speech and expression-- everywhere in the world."