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Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice.
Reinhold Niebuhr
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"Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice."
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Family life is too intimate to be preserved by the spirit of justice. It can be sustained by a spirit of love which goes beyond justice. — Reinhold Niebuhr

About Reinhold Niebuhr

Reinhold Niebuhr was a Theologian from United States (1892–1971).

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This quote is attributed to Reinhold Niebuhr, a Theologian from United States.
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Reinhold Niebuhr lived from 1892 – 1971.
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