Reinhold Niebuhr quote: Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True ...

Religion, declares the modern man, is consciousness of our highest social values. Nothing could be further from the truth. True religion is a profound uneasiness about our highest social values.

~ Reinhold Niebuhr ~

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