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.
AL SMITHThe 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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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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Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct.
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I can think of no greater disaster to this country than to have the voters of it divide upon religious lines.
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Sin is like a journey, it begins with one step.
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The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.
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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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No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a hard Christmas.
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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 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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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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If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable.
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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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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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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 American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
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