Fifties

The essays in this category were recorded and broadcast between 1951 and 1954.

January 1, 1950

Life Is a Child of Immortality

I ask myself, what is required of me that I may get the most out of life? If I seek material gains only, wealth, social position, or political recognition, then oft times I will be disappointed. If, on the other...
January 1, 1950

The Greatest of All Virtues

I believe that justice is the foundation of all other virtues. Without justice, there can be no liberty, no true equality, and no real progress. Of course by justice I don’t mean merely the impartial administration of the law. I...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I believe that there is a divine designer of the universe who carefully brought into being all the laws of nature. I further believe that this same divine designer makes it possible for everyone to be the architect of his...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I believe that most people change their beliefs as they grow up, and that it would be a mistake to think that we had finished growing up until we were dead. In other words, I believe in looking forward, not...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I was brought up in a strictly religious household. Before I was 18, I was hard at work trying to make my fortune in a business which I’d started in London. Its affairs took me to most of the large...
January 1, 1950

No Mortal Answer

Solitariness is the core of every man. And what he believes lies the core. When overcome by emotion this inner loneliness vibrates, and its secrets can be discharged by love, by prayer, by meditation. But no one can stand deliberately...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I am highly privileged to respond to the invitation of Mr. Murrow and to speak on this great program. I can report that listening has paid me deep spiritual dividends. But my dear fellow listeners tonight, I want you to...
January 1, 1950

This I Believe

Each morning, as I see the children come into the reading center, I feel that here is the embodiment of what I believe is the best in our world. I look at little children and see in their sincerity and...
January 1, 1950

Philosophy from a Tugboat

One night many years ago, I was on the bridge of a ship that passed one of our large cities on a quiet night. I saw its lights reflected in the sky and heard the rumbling of the city’s noises....