We Have Had To Learn That History

Our Dreams Of Bringing The Whole Of Human History Under The Control Of The Human Will Are Ironically Refuted By The Fact That No Group Of Idealists Can Easily Move The Pattern Of History Toward The Desired Goal Of Peace And Justice. The Recalcitrant Forces In The Historical Drama Have A Power And Persistence Beyond Our Reckoning.

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. Grant Me The Patience With Changes That Take Time, Appreciation Of All That I Have, Tolerance Of Those With Different Struggles, And The Strength To Get Up And Try Again, One Day At A Time.

What Is Funny About Us Is Precisely That We Take Ourselves Too Seriously.

Man Is Always Worse Than Most People Suspect, But Also Generally Better Than Most People Dream.

I've Long Ago Felt, I Have Many Jewish Friends And I Very I Think Creative Jewish Friends, And I've Long Felt That The Average Christian Didn't Realize The Tremendous Capacity For Civic Righteousness Among Our Jewish People.