Reinhold Niebuhr
“Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt.”
“Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.”
“Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith.”
“Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.”
“Man’s capacity for justice makes democracy possible; but man’s inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.”
“God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.”