Earl Warren (March 19, 1891-July 9, 1974) was Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, appointed in 1953, after having been Governor of California for three terms, 1943-53. He held the unique honor as having been first man ever to win both the Democratic and Republican nominations for governor in 1946. He was the Republican nominee for Vice-President in 1948.
On February 5, 1954, in addressing the International Council for Christian Leadership, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren stated:
<Before these perplexing, troublesome days pass it may be necessary to move mountains. It is good that we keep the faith together.> 1891EW001
On February 14, 1954, in Time magazine, Chief Justice Earl Warren stated:
<I believe no one can read the history of our country...without realizing that the Good Book and the spirit of the Saviour have from the beginning been our guiding geniuses....Whether we look to the first Charter of Virginia...or to the Charter of New England...or to the Charter of Massachusetts Bay...or to the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut...the same objective is present: a Christian land governed by Christian principles....
I believe the entire Bill of Rights came into being because of the knowledge our forefathers had of the Bible and their belief in it: freedom of belief, of expression, of assembly, of petition, the dignity of the individual, the sanctity of the home, equal justice under the law, and the reservation of powers to the people....
I like to believe we are living today in the spirit of the Christian religion. I like also to believe that as long as we do so, no great harm can come to our country.> 1891EW002
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Endnotes:
1891EW001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Earl Warren, February 5, 1954, in addressing the breakfast meeting of the International Council for Christian Leadership, news summaries. James Beasely Simpson, Best Quotes of '54, '55, '56 (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1957), p. 84.
1891EW002. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Earl Warren, February 14, 1954, as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, in an interview titled "Breakfast at Washington," Time magazine, February 14, 1954, p. 49. James C. Dobson, Focus on the Family Newsletter (Colorado Springs, CO: Focus on the Family, June 1994), p. 6; (June 1996), p. 4.