"that the failure of governments is due to the pressure of economic interest upon them rather than to the "limited capacities of human wisdom. - Reinhold Niebuhr

"that the failure of governments is due to the pressure of economic interest upon them rather than to the "limited capacities of human wisdom.

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About Reinhold Niebuhr

Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr (21 June 1892 – 1 June 1971) was an American Protestant theologian most famous for his efforts to relate the Christian faith to the realities of politics and diplomacy. He is a crucial contributor to modern thinking about what a just war would be.

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Native Name: Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
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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.
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