The thing we have to fear in this country, to my way of thinking, is the influence of the organized minorities, because… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
No sane local official who has hung up an empty stocking over the municipal fireplace is going to shoot Santa Claus just before a… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
It is a confession of the weakness of our own faith in the righteousness of our cause when we attempt to suppress by law… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
It is the right of our people to organize to oppose any law and any part of the Constitution with which they are not… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
I believe in absolute freedom of conscience for all men and equality of all churches, all sects and all beliefs before the law as… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
Be sincere. Be simple in words, manners, and gestures. Amuse as well as instruct. If you can make a man laugh, you can make… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
I believe in the absolute separation of church and state and in the strict enforcement of the Constitution that Congress shall make no law… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
I can think of no greater disaster to this country than to have the voters of it divide upon religious lines. — Al Smith Copy Share Image
If a man must make himself appear cheerful; he must know why he is miserable. — Al Smith Copy Share Image
You take care of you and your family first. Then you go to your neighborhood, and then you spread it on out within the… — Al Smith Copy Share Image
The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine. — Al Smith Copy Share Image
