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

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

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

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.

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.

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

The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.