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.
The stupidity of the average man will permit the oligarch, whether economic or political, to hide his real purposes from the scrutiny of his fellows … - Reinhold Niebuhr
The stupidity of the average man will permit the oligarch, whether economic or political, to hide his real purposes from the scrutiny of his fellows …
- Reinhold Niebuhr
Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolute… - Reinhold Niebuhr
Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolute…
There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the import… - Reinhold Niebuhr
There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the import…
Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems. - Reinhold Niebuhr
Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Grant… - Reinhold Niebuhr
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Grant…
Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, r… - Reinhold Niebuhr
Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, r…
Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not. - Reinhold Niebuhr
Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.
It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth. - Reinhold Niebuhr
It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. - Reinhold Niebuhr
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
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