Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his own perfection and incapable of achieving it.

Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr

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Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior...

Evil is not to be traced back to the individual but to the collective behavior...

All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.

All human sin seems so much worse in its consequences than in its intentions.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be...

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be...

Love is the energizing elixir of the universe, the cause and effect of all harmonies.

Love is the energizing elixir of the universe, the cause and effect of all harmonies.

Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it

Every time I find the meaning of life, they change it

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however...

If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.

If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world.

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.

The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.

Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope....

Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope....

Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other,...

Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other,...

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his...

Original sin is that thing about man which makes him capable of conceiving of his...

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context...

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

Democracy is finding proximate solutions to insoluble problems.

Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!

Democracy! Bah! When I hear that I reach for my feather Boa!

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from...

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

You can't put democracy and freedom back into a box.

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.

In the book of life, the answers aren't in the back.