Quote of the day
In the past the man has been first; in the future the system must be first. This in no sense, however, implies that great men are not needed. On the contrary, the first object of any good system must be that of developing first-class men
Francis Biddle
Born: May 19, 1886
Died: October 4, 1968 (aged 82)
Bio: Francis Beverley Biddle was an American lawyer and judge who was Attorney General of the United States during World War II and who served as the primary American judge during the postwar Nuremberg trials.
Known for:
- In Brief Authority (1962)
- The world's best hope (1949)
- Mr. Justice Holmes (1942)