John Morton

“To the end of history, social orders will probably destroy themselves in an effort to prove they are indestructible.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr, Beyond Tragedy: Essays on the Christian Interpretation of History

“The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. ”
― Reinhold Niebuhr

“The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism. ”
― 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.”
― Reinhold Niebuhr