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I Quit Carrying a Gun
Former Bakersfield, Calif., police chief Robert Powers struggled to make sense of what he saw in his years in law enforcement. He found comfort in the words of religious and mystic texts from around the world, and in his belief that God loves mankind.
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Recently Featured 1950s Essays
The Bright Lights Of Freedom
Former Yale Law School Dean Harold Koh’s parents fled a dictatorship in Korea to raise their family in the United States. Their story, and his own work for the State Department, inspired Koh’s belief in freedom.
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New Book Features Essays from the 1950s
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Women In Activism

The original This I Believe and our revival of the series have featured a number of high-profile women working for progress in justice, equal rights and other issues. Click the links below to learn of the beliefs that guided these prominent women.




