I think I have one answer, that is partly religious and partly secular; and that is to say, we ought to at least recognize that we and the Russians are in a common predicament. That would be religious in the sense, "Judge not lest you be judged." Reinhold Niebuhr More Quotes by Reinhold Niebuhr More Quotes From Reinhold Niebuhr Perhaps the most significant moral characteristic of a nation is its hypocrisy. Reinhold Niebuhr moral politics hypocrisy Reason is not the sole basis of moral virtue in man. His social impulses are more deeply rooted than his rational life. Reinhold Niebuhr moral virtue men God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other. This prayer was first printed in a monthly bulletin of the Federal Council of Churches and has become enormously popular. It has been circulated in millions of copies. Reinhold Niebuhr change wisdom prayer 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 The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan values and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism. Reinhold Niebuhr
