“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” is a famous line from the first inauguration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, on March 4, 1933.
 
Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy franchise. In Red Dwarf: Series X, the episode “The Beginning” that originally aired on November 8, 2012, the character Arnold Rimmer (played by Chris Barrie) said:
   
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Apart from pain. And maybe humiliation and obviously death. And failure. But apart from fear, pain and humiliation, failure and the unknown and death we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Who’s with me?”
   
           
Wikipedia: First inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
The first inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as the 32nd president of the United States was held on Saturday, March 4, 1933, at the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. This was the 37th inauguration, and marked the commencement of the first term of Franklin D. Roosevelt as president and John Nance Garner as vice president.
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Inaugural speech
Roosevelt proceeded to deliver his 1,883-word, 20 minute-long inaugural address, best known for his famously pointed reference to “fear itself” (paraphrasing Thoreau)[3] in one of its first lines (emphasis added):
 
So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. In every dark hour of our national life, a leadership of frankness and of vigor has met with that understanding and support of the people themselves which is essential to victory. And I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
 
Wikiquote: Red Dwarf
Red Dwarf (1989 – 1999, 2009 – ) is a BBC/UKTV sci-fi/comedy television show set on a fictional mining spaceship, the titular Red Dwarf, three million years after a radiation leak killed most of the crew. The main characters are:
 
Dave Lister, the only human survivor, who was suspended in stasis for 3 million years; played by Craig Charles
Arnold Rimmer, a hologram of Lister’s former superior; played by Chris Barrie
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Red Dwarf: Series X (2012)
The Beginning
Rimmer: We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Apart from pain. And maybe humiliation and obviously death. And failure. But apart from fear, pain and humiliation, failure and the unknown and death we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Who’s with me?
   
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Rimmer: Apart from fear, pain, humiliation, failure, the unknown and death… we have nothing to fear but fear itself!
         
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The Beginning is the sixth and final episode in Series X of Red Dwarf, and the sixty-first episode overall. It first aired 8 November 2012 on Dave.
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Rimmer: We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Apart from pain. And maybe humiliation and obviously death. And failure. But apart from fear, pain and humiliation, failure and the unknown and death we have nothing to fear but fear itself. Who’s with me?
 
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RoseBird
@NeoTatsujin
We Have Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself ... Apart from Pain and maybe Humiliation, and obviously Death and Failure.
8:32 PM · Nov 8, 2012
   
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Katie Walker
@Hellohahanarf1
We have nothing to fear but fear itself, apart from pain& maybe humiliation &obviously death and failure.  Arnold J Rimmer #reddwarf #genius
1:33 PM · Nov 9, 2012
   
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Lee J
@JalsterGT
We have nothing to fear but fear itself! Apart from pain, and maybe humiliation, and obviously death and failure! Who’s with me? #rimmer
6:50 PM · Nov 9, 2012
   
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Ben
@himynameisben95
omnomnominous: “We have nothing to fear but fear itself! Apart from pain. And maybe humiliation. And obviousl… http://tmblr.co/Zt8hEyWyMykT
7:52 PM · Nov 9, 2012
 
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Bob Kostic
@causticbob
“We have nothing to fear but fear itself. Apart from pain. And maybe humiliation and obviously death. And failure. But apart from fear, pain and humiliation, failure and the unknown and death, we have nothing to fear but fear itself”
- A. Rimmer
6:00 PM · May 23, 2023