“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.”

“Frantic orthodoxy is never rooted in faith but in doubt. It is when we are unsure that we are doubly sure. ”

“The tendency to claim God as an ally for our partisan value and ends is the source of all religious fanaticism. ”

“The sad duty of politics is to establish justice in a sinful world. ”

“Goodness, armed with power, is corrupted; and pure love without power is destroyed.”

“Democracies are indeed slow to make war, but once embarked upon a martial venture are equally slow to make peace and reluctant to make a tolerable, rather than a vindictive, peace. ”

“Love may, indeed, love the beloved when her beauty is lost: but not because it is lost. Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal...”

“Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church. We are fighting today for costly grace.”

“Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.”