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Quotes by Reinhold Niebuhr

A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. They surround the world's ignorance and press for admission.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
 
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The prophet himself stands under the judgment which he preaches. If he does not know that, he is a false prophet.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Source: Beyond Tragedy, 1938
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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. This prayer was first printed in a monthly bulletin of the Federal Council of Churches and has become enormously popular. It has been circulated in millions of copies.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Source: The Serenity Prayer, 1934
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Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow.

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

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
 
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Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Source: Beyond Tragedy, 1938
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The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
 
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Life has no meaning except in terms of responsibility.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Source: Faith and History, 1949
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Humor is a prelude to faith and Laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Source: Discerning the Signs of the Times, 1949
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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.

Reinhold Niebuhr (1892 - 1971)
Source: The Irony of American History, 1952
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