It is a confession of the weakness of our own faith in the righteousness of our cause when we attempt to suppress by law those who do not agree with us.
AL SMITH
The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.
More Al Smith Quotes
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It is a confession of the weakness of our own faith in the righteousness of our cause when we attempt to suppress by law those who do not agree with us.
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The thing we have to fear in this country, to my way of thinking, is the influence of the organized minorities, because somehow or other the great majority does not seem to organize.
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Thereof I believe that no tribunal of any church has any power to make any decree of any force in the law of the land, other than to establish the status of its own communicants within its own church.
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I believe in the right of every parent to choose whether his child shall be educated in the public school or in a religious school supported by those of his own faith.
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The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
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It is the right of our people to organize to oppose any law and any part of the Constitution with which they are not in sympathy.
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I believe in the absolute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement of the Constitution that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise.
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They seem to feel that they are going to be effective because of their own strength, but they give no expression of it.
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I believe in the support of the public school as one of the cornerstones of American liberty.
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If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable.
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I believe in absolute freedom of conscience for all men and equality of all churches, all sects and all beliefs before the law as a matter of right and not as a matter of favor.
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If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.
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Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct.
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The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.
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Sin is like a journey, it begins with one step.
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I believe in the absolute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement of the Constitution that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.
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