Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Lewis F. Powell, Jr.
Lewis Franklin Powell Jr.was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He drafted the Powell Memorandum, a confidential memorandum for the US Chamber of Commerce that described a road map to defend and further the Chamber of Commerce's concept of free enterprise capitalism against perceived socialist, communist, and fascist cultural trends. Powell compiled a conservative record on the Court and cultivated a reputation as a swing vote with a penchant for compromise. He retired from the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth19 September 1907
CountryUnited States of America
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. quotes about
I am primarily a lawyer. I would rather play in the game than be the umpire.
Perhaps the single most effective antagonist of American business is Ralph Nader, who - thanks largely to the media - has become a legend in his own time and an idol of millions of Americans.
History balances the frustration of 'how far we have to go' with the satisfaction of 'how far we have come.' It teaches us tolerance for the human shortcomings and imperfections which are not uniquely of our generation, but of all time.