Reinhold Niebuhr

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"All you earnest young men out to save the world … please, have a laugh."	Age, Humor, Laughter
"Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary."	Democracy, Government, Justice
"Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Beauty
"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."	Acceptance, Age, Change
"Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed."	Destruction, Evil, Good
"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."	Acceptance, Age, Change
"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."	Acceptance, Age, Change

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