a)scientists
explanation:
the national defense education act had two main goals. the first one was to provide personal that was oriented to defense, including scholars, engineering students and so on. the other goal was to provide financial assistance for the students who would be enrolling at colleges and universities in the 1960s.
your answer is: a passage or quotation taken or selected from a religious book example: the bible, torah, and the quran.
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