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

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.

The Brooklyn Bridge and I grew up together.

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 whether his child shall be educated in the public school or in a religious school supported by those of his own faith.

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

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.