Humor Is A Prelude To

Original Sin Is That Thing About Man Which Makes Him Capable Of Conceiving Of His Own Perfection And Incapable Of Achieving It.

Religion Is So Frequently A Source Of Confusion In Political Life, And So Frequently Dangerous To Democracy, Precisely Because It Introduces Absolutes Into The Realm Of Relative Values.

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.

God, Give Us Grace To Accept With Serenity The Things That Cannot Be Changed, Courage To Change The Things Which Should Be Changed, And The Wisdom To Distinguish The One From The Other. This Prayer Was First Printed In A Monthly Bulletin Of The Federal Council Of Churches And Has Become Enormously Popular. It Has Been Circulated In Millions Of Copies.

Goodness, Armed With Power, Is Corrupted; And Pure Love Without Power Is Destroyed.