There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war

Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr

Topics: Civilization Quotes, History Quotes, Tyranny Quotes, War Quotes

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

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.

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed

Love is like a river, never ending as it flows, but gets greater with time!

Love is like a river, never ending as it flows, but gets greater with time!

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.

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.

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage...

God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage...

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....

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary

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...

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

The whole art of politics consists in directing rationally the irrationalities of men.

If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no...

If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no...

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...

Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are...

Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are...

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...

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...

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,...