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Quote by Reinhold Niebuhr
The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world

The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime therefore we must be saved by hope. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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In politics it is necessary either to betray ones country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate. – Charles de Gaulle

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