Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him li….

I believe in the support of the public school as one of the cornerstones of American liberty. I believe in the right of every parent to choose whethe….

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 ma….

I can think of no greater disaster to this country than to have the voters of it divide upon religious lines..

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..

The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together..

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….

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..

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 ….

The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine..

If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable..

Sin is like a journey, it begins with one step..

All the ills of democracy can be cured by more democracy..

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 a….