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There is nothing in the genius of America more precious today than the spirit of religious and political tolerance in its application to our own people.
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It did not come naturally; in fact, it would be difficult to conceive of any more dogmatic and less tolerant people than the first settlers on New England shores.
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To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence; it is frequently the part of ignorance.
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The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.
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The less one knows, the more he thinks he knows, and the more willing he is to employ any and all measures to enforce his views upon others.
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Many obstacles to the expansion of good will have presented themselves.
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In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears.
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One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it.
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One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect; and all nations have honorable place in the world's family.
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The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.
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In the cold, shivering twilight, preceding the daybreak of civilization, the dominating emotion of man was fear.
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If there is anything worse than international warfare, is civil warfare, and the United States was destined to experience it in the extreme of bitterness.
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Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless.
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The nation that is supreme above all others during one age, will be eclipsed by another in the next age.
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