Reinhold Niebuhr

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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.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Acceptance Courage Wisdom

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr

Medium

Personal journal

Language

English

Time

1932 1930s 20th century

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Niebuhr, Reinhold. Diary entry. 1932.

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

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Democracy Political theory Human nature Politics

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr

Source

The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Niebuhr, Reinhold. The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944.

Democracy is a method of finding proximate solutions for insoluble problems.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Democracy Political theory Politics

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr

Source

The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness

Genre

Political literature Philosophical literature

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Definition

Language

English

Time

1944 1940s 20th century

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Niebuhr, Reinhold. The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1944.

Our gadget-filled paradise suspended in a hell of international insecurity.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Modern life Cold War

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr

Source

Pious and Secular America

Medium

Essay

Language

English

Time

1957 1950s 20th century

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Niebuhr, Reinhold. Pious and Secular America. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1958.

Humour is, in fact, a prelude to faith; and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Humor Laughter

Author

Reinhold Niebuhr

Source

Discerning the Signs of the Times

Language

English

Time

1946 1940s 20th century

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Niebuhr, Reinhold. "Humour and Faith." Discerning the Signs of the Times: Sermons for Today and Tomorrow. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1946.

Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore, we are saved by love.

Reinhold Niebuhr

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Hope Faith Love

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Reinhold Niebuhr

Source

The Irony of American History

Medium

Lecture

Language

English

Time

1952 1950s 20th century

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Citation

Niebuhr, Reinhold. The Irony of American History. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1952, ch. 3.