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History may defeat the Christ but it nevertheless points to him as the law of life.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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Reinhold Niebuhr
Age: 78 †
Born: 1892
Born: June 21
Died: 1971
Died: June 1
Ethicist
Philosopher
Political Scientist
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Wright City
Missouri
Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr
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