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Reinhold Niebuhr Quotes

Reinhold Niebuhr quotes about history

American Theologian June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971

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Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful 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
Nothing which is true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history; therefore we must be saved by faith. Reinhold Niebuhr
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
Reinhold Niebuhr quote: "To the end of history, social orders will probably destroy..."
To the end of history, social orders will probably destroy themselves in an effort to prove they are indestructible. Reinhold Niebuhr

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