Reinhold Niebuhr citations

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Source: (1932), p.3

I wouldn't judge a man by the presuppositions of his life, but only by the fruits of his life. And the fruits — the relevant fruits — are, I'd say, a sense of charity, a sense of proportion, a sense of justice. And whether the man is an atheist or a Christian, I would judge him by his fruits, and I have therefore many agnostic friends.
The Mike Wallace Interview (1958)

Full version of the original (ca. 1942)
The Serenity Prayer (c. 1942)