The state of this nation is good
Text-only dark blue poster with a small eagle-and-shield emblem above four parallel lines from President Roosevelt's message to Congress of 7 January 1943: the nation's state is good, its heart sound, its spirit strong, its faith eternal. The technique is glittering generalities, abstract virtues stated without a claim to check, with the President's name as testimonial.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Office of War Information
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Theme
- Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Office of War Information. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1800 (NAID 515478).
Text on the object
...the state of this nation is good the heart of this nation is sound the spirit of this nation is strong the faith of this nation is eternal. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT from his message to Congress, January 7, 1943 OWI Poster No. 40. Additional copies may be obtained upon request from the Division of Public Inquiries, Office of War Information, Washington, D. C. [imprint: U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943—O—507621]
