A Quote by Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.

No one can say Christianity has failed. It has never been tried. — © Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
No one can say Christianity has failed. It has never been tried.
The trouble with Christianity is, not that its failed, but that it's never been tried . . . not that it can't remake the world, but that it's difficult.
Democracy, as has been said of Christianity, has never really been tried.
Feminism hasn't failed, it's just never been tried.
The real difficulty with thousands in the present day is not that Christianity has been found wanting, but that it has never been seriously tried.
It's better to have tried and failed than never tried, you can rest easy knowing you gave it a go.
Don't let anybody tell you it's corporations and businesses create jobs. You know that old theory, 'trickle-down economics.' That has been tried, that has failed. It has failed rather spectacularly.
The evidence for Christian truth is not exhaustive, but it is sufficient. Too often, Christianity has not been tried and found wanting - it has been found demanding, and not tried.
I knew I wanted to try comedy and acting. Even if I failed, at least I would have tried. It's better than never having tried.
I've never been fired in my life. From anything. I've never failed at anything I've tried.
Better to have tried and failed than to have never tried at all. Whoever came up with that phrase I wanted his greasy head on a silver platt
The reason socialism has failed around the world every time it's been tried is because people in socialist countries have looked at the United States and have said if they can have it that good, we can. It's a failed, flawed ideology, but if you ask socialists why it's always failed, it's because the United States has stood in the way.
Feast of Patrick, Bishop of Armagh, Missionary, Patron of Ireland, c.460 The evidence for Christian truth is not exhaustive, but it is sufficient. Too often, Christianity has not been tried and found wanting--it has been found wanting, and not tried.
Christianity has not failed. It is simply that nations have failed to try it. There would be no war in a God-directed world.
My spiritual path has largely been Christianity - a label that I embraced and then rejected and have partially embraced again, as my understanding of Christianity has changed over time. When I accepted the mainstream, dogmatic definition of Christianity there came a point when I had to say, "Well, if that's what a Christian is, I'm not one."
Never feel shame for trying and failing, for he who never failed is he who never tried.
Christianity has not been tried and found wanting; it has been found difficult and not tried.
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