There must be equality of all men before God and in a democratic society. Now that's one of the great achievements.
Reinhold NiebuhrWhere, but in the simplicity of the Gospel, can you hear about both the dignity of man and the misery of man?
Reinhold NiebuhrDemocracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace.
Reinhold NiebuhrThe individual or the group which organizes any society, however social its intentions or pretensions, arrogates an inordinate portion of social privilege to itself.
Reinhold Niebuhr