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Lewis F. Powell, Jr

(1907–1998) Judge

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Lewis F. Powell, Jr was a judge.

Quick Facts About Lewis F. Powell, Jr

Born: September 19, 1907
Died: August 25, 1998
Profession: Judge

About Lewis F. Powell, Jr

[Wikidata] American jurist (1907–1998); US Supreme Court justice from 1972 to 1987... | [Wikipedia] Lewis Franklin Powell Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1972 to 1987.

Quotes by Lewis F. Powell, Jr

History balances the frustration of 'how far we have to go' with the satisfaction of 'how far we have come.' It teaches…

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Under the First Amendment there is no such thing as a false idea. However pernicious an opinion may seem, we depend for…

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The guarantee of equal protection cannot mean one thing when applied to one individual and something else when applied to a person…

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An orderly society cannot exist if every man may decide which laws he will obey.

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Equal justice under law is not merely a caption on the facade of the Supreme Court building, it is perhaps the most…

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