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There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inher

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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Life is a battle between faith and reason in which each feeds upon the other, drawing sustenance from it and destroying it. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Faith
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Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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Family
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Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone therefore we are saved by love. – Reinhold Niebuhr

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alone
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Americas veterans and troops serving abroad today fought hard to preserve our red, white and blue, from the Revolutionary War to todays Global War Against Terrorism, and Congress action today is appropriate for one of our most sacred symbols. – Bill Shuster

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Weve got to keep an eye on the battle that we face – a war on workers. And you see it everywhere. It is the Tea Party. And theres only one way to beat and win that war – the one thing about working people is, we like a good fight. – James P. Hoffa

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Officials at the White House are saying that President Bush hasnt changed his schedule much since the war started. The main difference, they say, is that hes started watching the news and taping Sponge Bob. – Conan OBrien

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Of all the enemies of public liberty, war is perhaps the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other. – James Madison

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A hunter of shadows, himself a shade. – Homer

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