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Quotes from Faith and History: A Comparison of Christian and Modern Views of History — Reinhold Niebuhr

1892–1971 United States

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The redemption of mankind, by whatever means, was assured for the future. It was, in fact, assured by the future.

Faith and History: A Comparison of Christian and Modern Views of History (1949)

There were experiences in previous centuries which might well have challenged this unqualified optimism.

Faith and History: A Comparison of Christian and Modern Views of History (1949)

The fact that the prevailing mood of modern culture was able to transmute the original pessimism of romanticism into an optimistic creed proves the power of this mood.

Faith and History: A Comparison of Christian and Modern Views of History (1949)

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