"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
-Reinhold Niebuhr
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"There are historic situations in which refusal to defend the inheritance of a civilization, however imperfect, against tyranny and aggression may result in consequences even worse than war.“
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"Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted and pure love without power is destroyed."
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"Forgiveness is the final form of love."
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