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Reinhold Niebuhr on Freedom

1892–1971 United States

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Freedom is necessary for two reasons. It's necessary for the individual, because the individual, no matter how good the society is, every individual has hopes, fears, ambitions, creative urges, that transcend the purposes of his society.

The Mike Wallace Interview (1958)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Reinhold Niebuhr (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.