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# Reinhold Neibuhr

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Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr was an American Reformed theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years. Niebuhr was one of America's leading public intellectuals for several decades of the 20th century and received the

##  Quotes by Reinhold Neibuhr

> [“Perhaps human self hood in it's collective form is unable to imagine any higher value than the common value of it's devotion.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-neibuhr/perhaps-human-self-hood-in-it-s-collective-form-is-unable-to-imagine/)

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[Identity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/identity/)

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> [“English political sagacity is compounded of instinctive reactions to immediate situations and a wisdom, gained by cumulative experience, which guides instinct through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reinhold-neibuhr/english-political-sagacity-is-compounded-of-instinctive-reactions-to/)

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[Constitutionalism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitutionalism/)

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