Alfred E. Smith

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

“This is the time for plain speaking. I shall not mince words.”

“No sane man can be happy, for to him life is real and he sees things as they are.”

“The cure for the evils of democracy is more democracy.”

“I am a Democrat, but I am an American first.”

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

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

“If you can make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like you.”

“Let's look at the record.”

“I believe in the absolute separation of church and state.”