LEADER 03768oam 22005894a 450 001 9910485608603321 005 20241204161927.0 010 $a9780700631247 010 $a0700631240 035 $a(CKB)5600000000000593 035 $a(OCoLC)755238091 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse95568 035 $a(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/88528 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7247653 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7247653 035 $a(Perlego)4537604 035 $a(oapen)doab88528 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000000593 100 $a20140305d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aBrandeis on Democracy$fedited by Philippa Strum 205 $a1st ed. 210 $cUniversity Press of Kansas$d1995 210 1$aLawrence, Kan. :$cUniversity Press of Kansas,$d1995 210 4$dİ1995 215 $a1 online resource (xiv, 258 s.) $cillustrations, portraits 311 08$a9780700606795 311 08$a0700606793 330 $aPhilippa 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 (19161938), 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. 606 $aJudges$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00984490 606 $aJudges$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aJudges$zUnited States$vCorrespondence 607 $aUnited States$2fast 608 $aPersonal correspondence. 608 $aBiographies. 615 0$aJudges. 615 0$aJudges 615 0$aJudges 676 $a347.73/2634 676 $a347.3073534 700 $aBrandeis$b Louis D.$f1856-1941.$01254546 701 $aStrum$b Philippa$01023135 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910485608603321 996 $aBrandeis on Democracy$92908700 997 $aUNINA