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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.

Al Smith

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 SMITH

Believe Child Educate Every Faith Parent Public Right School Support
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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Effective Express Own Seem Strength
All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
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All Cure More Democracy Ill
The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
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Country Eternal Hike Journey People Prepare Sunshine
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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Influence Law Minority Oppose Organize People Right Sympathy
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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Country Disaster Divide Great Line Religious Think Voter
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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Absolute Believe Church Constitution Enforcement Establish Exercise Law Prohibit Respect Separation
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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Believe Church Church Establish Communicant Decree Force Law Make Own Power Tribunal
Sin is like a journey, it begins with one step.
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Begin Journey Like Sin Step
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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Attempt Cause Confession Faith Law Weakness
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.
AL SMITH

Christmas Empty Fireplace Local Municipal Official Sane Santa Sea
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.
AL SMITH

Absolute Believe Church Conscience Equality Exercise Favour Freedom Law Matter Men Set
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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Country Expression Great Influence Minority Organize Think
Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct.
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Amuse Believe Gesture Instruct Manner Simple Sport Word
The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.
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Bridge Brooklyn Grew Together
If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable.
AL SMITH

Appear Cheerful Hypocrisy Know Man Miserable

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