There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that’s one of the great achievements.
REINHOLD NIEBUHRMarxism is the modern form of Jewish prophecy.
More Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes
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If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no moral God.
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All men who live with any degree of serenity live by some assurance of grace.
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It is the evil in man that makes democracy necessary, and man’s belief in justice that makes democracy possible.
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A genuine faith resolves the mystery of life by the mystery of God.
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That is one of the flagrant misconceptions about Catholicism in America that if a man is a Catholic he owes allegiance to what they say a foreign sovereign, or something like that.
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The nuclear age has refuted the idea of progress and Marxism has been refuted by Stalinism. Therefore people have returned to the historic religion.
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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.
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My personal attitude toward atheists is the same attitude that I have toward Christians, and would be governed by a very orthodox text: “By their fruits shall ye know them.”
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The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one.
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The recalcitrant forces in the historical drama have a power and persistence beyond our reckoning.
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Self-righteousness is the inevitable fruit of simple moral judgments.
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Adam Smith’s was a real universalism in intent. Laissez Faire was intended to establish a world community as well as a natural harmony of interests within each nation… But the “children of darkness” were able to make good use of his creed.
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The chief source of man’s inhumanity to man seems to be the tribal limits of his sense of obligation to other men.
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It’s always wise to seek the truth in our opponents’ error, and the error in our own truth.
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Marxism is the modern form of Jewish prophecy.
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