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Reinhold Niebuhr6 quotes
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 · 1932Our gadget-filled paradise suspended in a hell of international insecurity. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1957Democracy is a method of finding proximate solutions for insoluble problems. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1944Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1944Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer. — Reinhold Niebuhr · 1946Nothing 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 · 1952