“Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclina...” — Reinhold Niebuhr Quote

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

There is no cure for the pride of a virtuous nation but pure religion.

If we can find God only as he is revealed in nature we have no moral God.

If we survive danger it steels our courage more than anything else.

I think there ought to be a club in which preachers and journalists could come together and have the sentimentalism of the one matched with the cynicism of the other. That ought to bring them pretty close to the truth.

Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.

The capacity to be intrinsic and vulgar is American.

Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline.

Strong growth means increased use of energy at a pace that can strain the capacity to supply what is needed at a reasonable price.

I obviously work really hard. But I also have the capacity to dream really big and have the discipline to materialize those dreams.