Reinhold Niebuhr Quote

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


The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944)


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

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

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

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