Famous quote by Reinhold Niebuhr

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

Democracy

This quote is written / told by Reinhold Niebuhr between June 21, 1892 and June 1, 1971. He/she was a famous Theologian from USA. The author also have 24 other quotes.

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"Democracy is the art and science of running the circus from the monkey cage"

"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people"

"Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy"

"Democracy is only a dream: it should be put in the same category as Arcadia, Santa Claus, and Heaven"

"The ship of democracy, which has weathered all storms, may sink through the mutiny of those on board"

"Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses"

"Sometimes democracy must be bathed in blood"

"A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful"

"Democracy gives every man the right to be his own oppressor"

"A central claim of the Bush administration's foreign policy is that the spread of democracy in the Middle East is the cure for terrorism"