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 SMITHIt 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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Sin is like a journey, it begins with one step.
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Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct.
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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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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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If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable.
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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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If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believe you.
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All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy.
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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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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 support of the public school as one of the cornerstones of American liberty.
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The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine.
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The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.
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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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