American Quotations by William J. Federer 2024

South Dakota (November 2, 1889) was the 40th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of South Dakota, adopted 1889, stated: <Preamble. We, the people of South Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for our civil and religious liberties...establish this Constitution...> 1889SD001 <Article VI, Section 3. The right to worship God according to the dictates of conscience shall never be infringed.> 1889SD002 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1889SD001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). South Dakota, 1889, Constitution, Preamble. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and...

North Dakota (November 2, 1889) was the 39th State admitted to the Union. The Constitution of the State of North Dakota, adopted 1889, stated: <Preamble. We, the people of North Dakota, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of civil and religious liberty, do ordain and establish this Constitution.> 1889ND001 -- American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement. Endnotes: 1889ND001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). North Dakota, 1889, Constitution, Preamble. Charles E. Rice, The Supreme Court and Public Prayer (New York: Fordham University Press, 1964), p. 173; "Hearings, Prayers in Public...

Arnold Joseph Toynbee (April 14, 1889-October 2, 1975) was a British historian. He studied at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford University, becoming a fellow at Balliol in ancient history. During World War I, he worked for the British government, 1915; the Political Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office, 1919; and was a member of the Middle Eastern Section of the British delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. He was appointed Koraes Professor of Byzantine and modern Greek languages, literature, and history at the University of London, 1919; research director on international history, 1925; and director of studies at the Royal...

United States Supreme Court (1889) stated in the case of Davis v. Beason, 133 U.S. 333, 341-343, 348 (1890), that the U.S. considers bigamy and polygamy as crimes. The State of Idaho also declared bigamy and polygamy illegal, and declared that anyone who commits it, teaches it or even encourages it, is forbidden from voting or holding office in that Territory. A man named Samuel Davis was caught in the crime, fined and jailed. He argued that he was being imprisoned for his religious belief and that he should have the freedom to commit bigamy and polygamy under the First Amendment....

David Lawrence (December 25, 1888-February 11, 1973) was one of the most important American journalists of the 20th century. Born in Philadelphia and raised in Buffalo, David Lawrence entered Princeton University and began working as a correspondent for Associated Press (AP). David Lawrence joined the Washington, D.C. Press corps and in 1912, covered Woodrow Wilson's Presidential campaign. In 1913, he became a White House correspondent and helped found the White House Correspondent's Association. Wilson is known to have sought Lawrence's advice on U.S.-Mexico relations. In 1915, joined the New York Evening Post, where he covered the Versailles Peace Conference after World...