Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal of our society. It is one of the ends for which our entire legal system exists...it… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share Image
History balances the frustration of 'how far we have to go' with the satisfaction of 'how far we have come.' It teaches us tolerance… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share
Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for its correction… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share
The guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person of another… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share
An orderly society cannot exist if every man may decide which laws he will obey. — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share
Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most inspiring ideal… — Lewis F. Powell, Jr Copy Share
