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

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

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There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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War
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The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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God
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Democracies 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 Niebuhr

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Peace
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Religion, like water, may be free, but when they pipe it to you, youve got to help pay for piping. And the Piper! – Abigail Van Buren

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But even in the Christian religion, much of its real meaning is hidden by words that are misleading and symbols that but few understand. – Ernest Holmes

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Religion survives because it answers three questions that every reflective person must ask. Who am I? Why am I here? How then shall I live? – Jonathan Sacks

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I subscribe to no religion. But I believe that in the creation of art, there can be moments of God. – Andrea Riseborough

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