"The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world." ― Reinhold Niebuhr Topic(s): Politics More From Reinhold Niebuhr "The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism." "The final wisdom of life requires not the annulment of incongruity but the achievement of serenity within and above it." "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." More In Politics "Real politics are the possession and distribution of power."― Benjamin Disraeli "Every artistic expression is either influenced by or adds something to politics."― Dario Fo "There’s no conscious plan here; my whole life in politics as a state legislator and in Congress has been about strengthening the middle class."― Peter Welch