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January 1, 1950

The Wisdom of a King

I am not one of those people who believe that the world is "going to the dogs" or that there is no hope for civilization. I have a great faith in human nature and I believe civilization can be salvaged...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

This series is called This I Believe, but I am not sure I myself can go much beyond, this I generally think, for I am one of those people afflicted with a rebellious curiosity, an almost fatal gift for seeing...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

Defining the beliefs by which we live is never easy; for most of us, in a full and busy life, take our ethics for granted, never stopping to think how much of what we profess to believe we actually incorporate...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I sincerely believe that every human being is a soul, and therefore precious in the sight of God and valuable in our own sight, no matter what its merits or regardless of its achievements or position in life. That belief...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

Those certain fundamentals have withstood the test of time, the general pattern of my life has been one of change. I have formed convictions and strong beliefs and arranged them in the order of their supposed importance, only to find...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

Having been a schoolmaster for twenty-five years, I tend to think of the world as a vast educational enterprise. In this veil of soul making, the raw materials (atoms and molecules) evolve into living things and up through the scale...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

It’s funny how you can keep on losing—having to give things up in life—and yet find you’re really gaining all the time. First half of my life had seemed so rich. Oh, not money. But I had health, youth, people...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

As an undergraduate at Willamette University, an astronomy professor was a real favorite at daily chapel exercises with his pithy, one-minute talks. These talks helped me to determine more clearly my own personal philosophy. One proved to be a great...

January 1, 1950

This I Believe

I believe in people, in the indomitable, striving, experimenting, ambitious, ongoing human race. Carl Sandburg, bard of the midwestern valleys where I was reared, writes, “The people will stick around for a long time yet, you wait and see.” Elsewhere...