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

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Source : The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness foreword (1944)

Reinhold Niebuhr

#Freedom Quotes #Integrity Quotes #Adversity Quotes

“Good schools, like good societies and good families, celebrate and cherish diversity.”

Source : Deborah Meier (2002). “The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem”, p.38, Beacon Press
“In the future, everyone will have fifteen minutes of fame. Followed by fifteen minutes of legal problems, fifteen minutes of ridicule from late-night TV hosts, fifteen minutes of obscurity, and fifteen minutes of "Where are they now?".”
“Give the devil his due.”
“And so, while perhaps not all God's chilluns got wings, enough have for each of us to hope that we may be among those that have.”
“Luck is largely a matter of paying attention.”
“I love chocolate. Black chocolate with marshmallow inside, caramel inside. If I could only have two foods, I'd take some fantastic chocolate. And some terrible chocolate. I love the Clark Bar.”
“It would be great if we had our own personal force fields. Just imagine creating your own architecture in your room. Buildings. You wouldn't have to spend all that time saving your money for that second house. You'd simply push a button and have as many houses as you want.”
“Some people get divorced, they leave the person for a couple of years, then they remarry. Relationships are very, very strange.”

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