As a young man, Ralph Nader made automobile safety a civic calling and in turn became the father of the modern consumer-rights movement. He litigated, agitated, and testified about food safety, tobacco regulation, congressional ethics, and clean air and water. Later on he ran for President five times -- enraging liberals ever after, because many think his candidacy in the historic close election of 2000 tilted the outcome in favor of George W. Bush over Al Gore. In a career spanning more than 50 years, Nader has thus done the remarkable -- becoming both beloved and despised, often by the same folks. But few doubt his iconic status as a "public citizen" who has shaped the contemporary regulatory state. In 2006 a panel of a dozen historians included him on the list of the top 100 influential figures in American history.
Ralph Nader: The Fortune interview - Feb. 6, 2014
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