Philippa Strum, our foremost authority on Louis Brandeis, gathers
together for the first time a sterling selection from his most
provocative and profound writings. A kind of "Portable Brandeis,"
this book provides a concise and readable guide to the thought of a
truly great American.
Brandeis, the Ralph Nader of the early twentieth century, was
known as the "People's Attorney" for his continuous crusades on
behalf of the public. He spoke before citizens' groups and
legislative bodies, wrote articles for popular magazines, put his
ideas about industrial democracy in the briefs he submitted as a
lawyer and later in the opinions he wrote as a Supreme Court
justice (1916-1938), and advised presidents Woodrow Wilson and
Franklin Roosevelt.
The problems Brandeis faced and the answers he fashioned could
have leaped from today's newspapers: corruption in government,
conflicts between majority rule and minority rights, movements to
limit free speech and the right to privacy, gender equality, the
importance of education, the causes of and possible solutions for
poverty, the social costs of excessive political or corporate
power, the uneasy relationship between lawyers and the public,
efficiency and justice in the workplace, the tension between
Federal power and states' autonomy, and the responsibility of
citizens to their community.
In all his endeavors, Brandeis emphasized both political and
economic democracy, citizen participation, and a balance between
rights and responsibilities. As leader of the American Zionist
movement from 1914 through the 1930s, he dreamed of a democratic
Jewish homeland in Palestine founded on Jeffersonian principles.
And there were similar echoes of the Founding Fathers in his
campaign against the corporate trusts in the United States.
These selections from Brandeis's speeches, letters to family and
colleagues, newspaper interviews, articles, and judicial opinions
offer us the essence of Brandeis's genius and allow us to
appreciate the range and relevance of his ideas for America
today.
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