Frederick M. Vinson quotes

Frederick M. Vinson was an American politician who served as the 13th Chief Justice of the United States from 1946 to 1953. He was also the Secretary of the Treasury under President Harry S. Truman. Vinson was known for his efforts to stabilize the post-World War II economy and promote economic growth. He played a key role in the development of the Marshall Plan, which helped rebuild Europe after the war. Vinson's tenure as Chief Justice saw several landmark decisions, including Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more about Frederick M. Vinson's contributions to American history and the legal system.

Wars are not acts of God. They are caused by man, by man-made institutions, by the way in which man has organized his society. What man has made, man can change.

- Frederick M. Vinson

There is a vast difference - a constitutional difference-between restrictions imposed by the state which prohibit the intellectual commingling of students, and the refusal of individuals to commingle where the state presents no such bar.

- Frederick M. Vinson