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Reinhold Niebuhr

American Protestant theologian

1892–1971

6 quotes, most often on Morality, Virtue and Power.

No virtuous act is quite as virtuous from the standpoint of our friend or foe as it is from our standpoint. Therefore we must be saved by the final form of love which is forgiveness.
The Irony of American History (1952), p. 63
- Forgiveness
- Virtue
All social cooperation on a larger scale than the most intimate social group requires a measure of coercion.
Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932), p.3
- Government
- Power
Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
The Children of Light and The Children of Darkness (1944)
- Democracy
- Justice
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.
The Mike Wallace Interview (1958)
- Religion
As individuals, men believe they ought to love and serve each other and establish justice between each other. As racial, economic and national groups they take for themselves, whatever their power can command.
Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932), pp. 8-9
- Morality
- Power
Reason is not the sole basis of moral virtue in man. His social impulses are more deeply rooted than his rational life.
Moral Man and Immoral Society (1932), p.26
- Morality
- Virtue

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