What I Believe and Why Excerpt from Lyndon B Johnson
Lyndon B Johnson lays out four beliefs in this excerpt from Condensation in April Readers Digest republished in Texas Quarterly Spring 1959. He emphasizes free speech and audience rights, a belief in national answers over dualistic questions, maximizing physical and human resources for government policy, and fighting waste as a core governmental duty.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas Quarterly
A Sea of Stars and the Question of Freedom
A reflective poem asks if God is closer to stars than to man and whether all people can be free from disgrace. It envisions stars doing their space role, shining over time, and ponders universal dignity and absence of strife.
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God
Air Force
Building a Personal Library at College Level
The article outlines how serious students choose books for a personal library with basic and supplementary works. It recommends an authoritative dictionary like Merriam Webster New Collegiate, small general encyclopedias such as Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia, thesaurus, atlas, and a geographic dictionary, plus field specific texts and guiding bibliographies. It also advises using the college library as a resource and notes National Library Week at Lee College Library.
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Columbia Viking Desk
Points to Ponder on Great Teachers and Friendship
The piece reflects on what makes a great teacher beyond popularity. It cites Mark Van Doren and Irwin Edman as models who treat students as heavy thinkers, sparking ideas, and describes education as a living process. It also notes Santayana’s view on friendship and aging with forgiving judgment.
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Mark van Doren
Columbia
Irwin Edman
Edman
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