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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

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God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.

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Forgiveness is the final form of love.

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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.

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

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

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

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Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone; therefore we are saved by love.

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

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The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Theologian

Born: June 21st, 1892

Died: June 1st, 1971

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