This I Believe is an international project engaging people in writing and sharing essays describing the core values that guide their daily lives. More than 90,000 of these essays, written by people from all walks of life, are archived here on our website, heard on public radio, chronicled through our books, and featured in weekly podcasts. The project is based on the popular 1950s radio series of the same name hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

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This I Believe is pleased to welcome our corporate partner, Kellogg’s Corn Flakes®. Throughout 2010, Kellogg will sponsor our radio segments on Bob Edwards Weekend, our weekly podcasts, and this website. They will also help us launch exciting new initiatives to encourage elder Americans to share their statements of belief. Learn more.

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An Honest Doubter

Elizabeth Deutsch - Shaker Heights, Ohio
As heard on The Bob Edwards Show, September 3, 2010
Elizabeth Deutsch

At 16, Elizabeth Deutsch was the youngest essayist to appear on Edward R. Murrow’s This I Believe. She discusses her search for philosophical and spiritual beliefs that can guide her as an adult. (Read a new essay Deutsch wrote in 2005.)

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Recently Featured 1950s Essays

After The Storm

These Eternal Truths
Photo by Kenn W. Kiser via morguefile.com

Once the hurricane, the tornado or the flood passes, the hard work of restoring “normal” life begins. Amidst the rubble of home and community, there are lessons to be found. Click the links below to explore the beliefs these essayists discovered in the wake of the storm.

  1. The Strange Blessing That Brought Me Home
  2. My Heart’s Home
  3. A Different Kind of Hero
  4. Living Life to the Fullest
  5. The Power of Presence

Book Features Essays from the 1950s

This I Believe 1950s Book

Our latest anthology draws from essays broadcast on Edward R. Murrow’s This I Believe series in the 1950s. You’ll enjoy reading 50 thoughtful and inspiring statements of belief by Harry S. Truman, Helen Keller, Jackie Robinson, Margaret Mead, James Michener, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many more.

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