Leverett Saltonstall Quotes

United States, Lawyer
September 1, 1892 – June, 17, 1979.

Leverett A. Saltonstall (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served three two-year terms as the 55th Governor of Massachusetts, and for more than twenty years as a United States Senator (1945–1967). Saltonstall was internationalist in foreign policy and moderate on domestic policy, serving as a well-liked mediating force in the Republican Party. He was the only member of the Republican Senate leadership to vote for the censure of Joseph McCarthy.

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I have always felt that a man's religion was his personal and private affair.

Leverett Saltonstall
Too many of my Senate colleagues overdid it. They stayed on too long - napping through committee hearings when they should have packed up and gone home.

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- Up
- Long
- Home

I attended Sunday School and then church with my father and mother throughout my childhood.

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- School
- Mother
- Father
My family for several generations have been members of the Unitarian Church.

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- Family
- Church
I have the utmost respect for the different faiths professed by my fellow men.

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- Men
- Different
- Respect
I personally have always found the Unitarian faith a source of comfort and help in my daily life.

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- Life
- Help
- Faith
I have confidence that the Unitarian Church will steadily grow and will help to sustain many of my fellow citizens in these important days that lie ahead of us.

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- Important
- Help
- Church