Maxioms by Reinhold Niebuhr
Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit read more
Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice.
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's
inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's
inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.
A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in
contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.
A republic properly understood is a sovereignty of justice, in
contradistinction to a sovereignty of will.
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.
Forgiveness is the final form of love.
Forgiveness is the final form of love.
