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. 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 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.

The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.

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 like and believe you.

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

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

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

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