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Results of search for Author: Reinhold Niebuhr - Page 1 of 1
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God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971), in a sermon in 1943
The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
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Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan values and ends is... the source of all religious fanaticism.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)

Results from Poor Man's College:

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)

Results from Internet Collections: 20th Century Quotations:

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)

Results from Contributed Quotations:

Human Beings are just good enough to make democracy possible...just bad enough to make it neccessary.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. It is when we are unsure that we are doubly sure.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope.: Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971), Rockford (IL) Register Star newspaper

Results of search for Author: Reinhold Niebuhr - Page 1 of 1
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