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Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes

Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values Picture Quote #1

Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change that I can and wisdom to tell the difference Picture Quote #1

Change is the essence of life; be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become Picture Quote #1

I thank heaven I have often had it in my power to give help and relief, and this is still my greatest pleasure. If I could choose my sphere of action now, it would be that of the most simple and direct efforts of this kind Picture Quote #1

If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no moral God Picture Quote #1

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth Picture Quote #1

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This insinuation of the interests of the self into even the most ideal enterprises and most universal objectives, envisaged in moments of highest rationality, makes hypocrisy an inevitable by product of all virtuous endeavor Picture Quote #1

Our dreams of a pure virtue are dissolved in a situation in which it is possible to exercise the virtue of responsibility toward a community of nations only by courting the prospective guilt of the atomic bomb Picture Quote #1

We don't properly discriminate. We never discriminate properly when we're dealing with another group and one of the big problems about religion is that religious people don't know that they are probably as flagrant in these misjudgments as irreligious people Picture Quote #1

We Protestants ought to humbly confess that the theater and the sports have done more for race amity, for race understanding than, on the whole, the Protestant Church in certain type, in certain parts of the nation Picture Quote #1

Despotism, which we regard with abhorrence, is rather too plausible in decaying feudal, agrarian, pastoral societies. That's why we must expect to have many a defeat before we'll have an ultimate victory in this contest with Communism Picture Quote #1

One of the fundamental points about religious humility is you say you don't know about the ultimate judgment. It's beyond your judgment. and if you equate God's judgment with your judgment, you have a wrong religion Picture Quote #1

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There is no social evil, no form of injustice whether of the feudal or the capitalist order which has not been sanctified in some way or other by religious sentiment and thereby rendered more impervious to change Picture Quote #1

A wise architect observed that you could break the laws of architectural art provided you had mastered them first. That would apply to religion as well as to art. Ignorance of the past does not guarantee freedom from it's imperfections Picture Quote #1

There are evidently limits to the achievements of science; and there are irresolvable contradictions both between prosperity and virtue, and between happiness and the good life, which had not been anticipated in our philosophy Picture Quote #1

The essence of man is his freedom. Sin is committed in that freedom. Sin can therefore not be attributed to a defect in his essence. It can only be understood as a self-contradiction, made possible by the fact of his freedom but not following necessarily from it Picture Quote #1

Man is always worse than most people suspect, but also generally better than most people dream Picture Quote #1

I’m not afraid of too many things, and I got that invincible kind of attitude from my father Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to the innocent foibles of men; and even to some which are not innocent Picture Quote #1

A wise architect observed that you could break the laws of architec75tural art provided you had mastered them first. That would apply to religion as well as to art. Ignorance of the past does not guarantee freedom from its imperfections Picture Quote #1

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life’s ethical problems Picture Quote #1

The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one Picture Quote #1

Civilization depends upon the vigorous pursuit of the highest values by people who are intelligent enough to know that their values are qualified by their interests and corrupted by their prejudices Picture Quote #1

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We have previously suggested that philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the powerful are more inclined to be generous than to grant social justice Picture Quote #1

Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own; therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness Picture Quote #1

One of the most pathetic aspects of human history is that every civilization expresses itself most pretentiously, compounds its partial and universal values most convincingly, and claims immortality for its finite existence at the very moment when the decay which leads to death has already begun Picture Quote #1

The final test of religious faith... is whether it will enable men to endure insecurity without complacency or despair, whether it can so interpret the ancient verities that they will not become mere escape hatches from responsibilities but instruments of insights into what civilization means Picture Quote #1

Since inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of inventing specious proofs for the theory that universal values spring from, and that general interests are served by, the special privileges which they hold Picture Quote #1

Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can only be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. Justice requires that we carefully weigh rights and privileges and assure that each member of a community receives his due share. Love does not weigh rights and privileges too carefully because it prompts each to bear the burden of the other Picture Quote #1

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Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Lord, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change that I can and wisdom to tell the difference (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Change is the essence of life; be willing to surrender what you are for what you could become (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) I thank heaven I have often had it in my power to give help and relief, and this is still my greatest pleasure. If I could choose my sphere of action now, it would be that of the most simple and direct efforts of this kind (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no moral God (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) This insinuation of the interests of the self into even the most ideal enterprises and most universal objectives, envisaged in moments of highest rationality, makes hypocrisy an inevitable by product of all virtuous endeavor (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Our dreams of a pure virtue are dissolved in a situation in which it is possible to exercise the virtue of responsibility toward a community of nations only by courting the prospective guilt of the atomic bomb (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) We don't properly discriminate. We never discriminate properly when we're dealing with another group and one of the big problems about religion is that religious people don't know that they are probably as flagrant in these misjudgments as irreligious people (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) We Protestants ought to humbly confess that the theater and the sports have done more for race amity, for race understanding than, on the whole, the Protestant Church in certain type, in certain parts of the nation (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Despotism, which we regard with abhorrence, is rather too plausible in decaying feudal, agrarian, pastoral societies. That's why we must expect to have many a defeat before we'll have an ultimate victory in this contest with Communism (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) One of the fundamental points about religious humility is you say you don't know about the ultimate judgment. It's beyond your judgment. and if you equate God's judgment with your judgment, you have a wrong religion (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) There is no social evil, no form of injustice whether of the feudal or the capitalist order which has not been sanctified in some way or other by religious sentiment and thereby rendered more impervious to change (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) A wise architect observed that you could break the laws of architectural art provided you had mastered them first. That would apply to religion as well as to art. Ignorance of the past does not guarantee freedom from it's imperfections (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) There are evidently limits to the achievements of science; and there are irresolvable contradictions both between prosperity and virtue, and between happiness and the good life, which had not been anticipated in our philosophy (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) The essence of man is his freedom. Sin is committed in that freedom. Sin can therefore not be attributed to a defect in his essence. It can only be understood as a self-contradiction, made possible by the fact of his freedom but not following necessarily from it (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Man is always worse than most people suspect, but also generally better than most people dream (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) I’m not afraid of too many things, and I got that invincible kind of attitude from my father (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) The chief source of man’s inhumanity to man seems to be the tribal limits of his sense of obligation to other men (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) What is so funny about us is precisely that we take ourselves too seriously. Laughter is the same and healthy response to the innocent foibles of men; and even to some which are not innocent (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) A wise architect observed that you could break the laws of architec75tural art provided you had mastered them first. That would apply to religion as well as to art. Ignorance of the past does not guarantee freedom from its imperfections (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life’s ethical problems (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) The cross symbolizes a cosmic as well as historic truth. Love conquers the world, but its victory is not an easy one (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Civilization depends upon the vigorous pursuit of the highest values by people who are intelligent enough to know that their values are qualified by their interests and corrupted by their prejudices (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) We have previously suggested that philanthropy combines genuine pity with the display of power and that the latter element explains why the powerful are more inclined to be generous than to grant social justice (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love. No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as from our own; therefore, we are saved by the final form of love, which is forgiveness (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) One of the most pathetic aspects of human history is that every civilization expresses itself most pretentiously, compounds its partial and universal values most convincingly, and claims immortality for its finite existence at the very moment when the decay which leads to death has already begun (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) The final test of religious faith... is whether it will enable men to endure insecurity without complacency or despair, whether it can so interpret the ancient verities that they will not become mere escape hatches from responsibilities but instruments of insights into what civilization means (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Since inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of inventing specious proofs for the theory that universal values spring from, and that general interests are served by, the special privileges which they hold (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes) Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can only be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. Justice requires that we carefully weigh rights and privileges and assure that each member of a community receives his due share. Love does not weigh rights and privileges too carefully because it prompts each to bear the burden of the other (Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes)

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