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“It is altogether proper for people to recognize a sovereign God.”
“The whole basis of the Constitution was a restriction of power, and the whole basis of the federalist system was that there was not one sovereign centralized power from which all authority flows.”
“It would bother me if a judge told me how I had to believe.”
“They don't want to be reminded that there is an authority higher than the authority of the state.”
“The First Amendment to the Constitution reflects that concept recognized in the Ten Commandments, that the duties we owe to God and the manner of discharging those duties are outside the purview of government.”
“But in the long term, I think it is improper to limit your future.”
“Anytime you deny the acknowledgement of God you are undermining the entire basis for which our country exists.”
“Well, I think that we have to continue to fight for what we believe.”
“I was asked three times directly in the hearing before the board of the judiciary whether or not I would continue to acknowledge God if I were to resume my position as chief justice. And I said I would.”
“The Church's role should be separated from the state's role.”