There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements.
Reinhold NiebuhrThe old prose writers wrote as if they were speaking to an audience; while, among us, prose is invariably written for the eye alone.
Reinhold NiebuhrSince inequalities of privilege are greater than could possibly be defended rationally, the intelligence of privileged groups is usually applied to the task of inventing specious proofs for the theory that universal values spring from, and that general interests are served by, the special privileges which they hold.
Reinhold Niebuhr