Louis D. Brandeis was a Supreme Court Justice and a patriot. He wrote Other People's Money and How Bankers Use It to warn the American people about the greedy bankers that control the United States and drive us into financial ruin. The book attacked the use of investment funds to promote the consolidation of various industries under the control of a small number of corporations, which Brandeis alleged were working in concert to prevent competition. Brandeis harshly criticized investment bankers who controlled large amounts of money deposited in their banks by middle-class people.

The heads of these banks, Brandeis pointed out, routinely sat on the boards of railroad companies and large industrial manufacturers of various products, and routinely directed the resources of their banks to promote the interests of their own companies. These companies, in turn, sought to maintain control of their industries by crushing small businesses and stamping out innovators who developed better products to compete against them. Brandeis supported his contentions with a discussion of the actual dollar amounts--in millions of dollars--controlled by specific banks, industries, and industrialists such as J. P. Morgan, noting that these interests had recently acquired a far larger proportion of American wealth than corporate entities had ever had before. He extensively cited testimony from a Congressional investigation performed by the Pujo Committee, named after Louisiana Representative Ars ne Pujo, into self-serving and monopolistic business dealing. Chapter V of the book (What Publicity Can Do) contains in its opening section a well-known line that has frequently been cited in support of regulation through disclosure obligations: Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.

Louis D. Brandeis was a Supreme Court Justice and a patriot. He wrote Other People's Money and How Bankers Use It to warn the American people about the greedy bankers that control the United States and drive us into financial ruin. The book attacked the use of investment funds to promote the consolidation of various industries under the control of a small number of corporations, which Brandeis alleged were working in concert to prevent competition. Brandeis harshly criticized investment bankers who controlled large amounts of money deposited in their banks by middle-class people. The heads of these banks, Brandeis pointed out, routinely sat on the boards of railroad companies and large industrial manufacturers of various products, and routinely directed the resources of their banks to promote the interests of their own companies. These companies, in turn, sought to maintain control of their industries by crushing small businesses and stamping out innovators who developed better products to compete against them. Brandeis supported his contentions with a discussion of the actual dollar amounts-in millions of dollars-controlled by specific banks, industries, and industrialists such as J. P. Morgan, noting that these interests had recently acquired a far larger proportion of American wealth than corporate entities had ever had before. He extensively cited testimony from a Congressional investigation performed by the Pujo Committee, named after Louisiana Representative Ars ne Pujo, into self-serving and monopolistic business dealing. Chapter V of the book (What Publicity Can Do) contains in its opening section a well-known line that has frequently been cited in support of regulation through disclosure obligations: Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.

Legendary lawyer of the people, Louis Brandeis, displays his knowledge of the banking financial system and describes how it asserts staggering control over the economy of the United States. As relevant today as it was when first published in 1914, this book serves to demystify aspects of the banking system which are lost on those who are not employed within the finance sector. Explaining how banks have become a powerful oligarchy, Brandeis describes how the money trusts hold enormous and growing influence upon almost every large industry in the United States and much of the wider world. The monopolies of money trusts, and their role in controlling the economy, is described in detail. The deposits and savings of millions of ordinary Americans are put to work by the likes of J. P. Morgan who both lend to and purchase other banks and parts of companies. The trend towards small banks combining into larger entities, and the anti-competitive monopolies this entails are detailed.

The Economist magazine recently called him a Robin Hood of the law American lawyer LOUIS DEMBITZ BRANDEIS (1856-1941) developed the concept of the right to privacy in an 1890 law journal article, and-in this classic 1914 work-he denounced investment banking, corporatism, monopolies, and the consolidation of American wealth in the hands of a privileged few. In this collection of essays first published the year before in Harper's Weekly, Brandeis championed the progressive economic ideals of Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, explained how entrepreneurial efforts and small businesses were being stifled and innovation and competition smothered in the fiscal environment he saw, and offered suggestions for reversing the trend. Hugely influential at the time, Other People's Money and How The Bankers Use It may have contributed to Brandeis's ascension to the United States Supreme Court Justice in 1916 (he would serve until 1939). Today, it serves another purpose: to remind us how the great experiment of American capitalism went astray... again, even in the wake of this powerful and important warning about the same dangers a century ago.

The great monopoly in this country is the money monopoly. So long as that exists, our old variety and freedom and individual energy of development are out of the question. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men, who, even if their actions be honest and intended for the public interest, are necessarily concentrated upon the great undertakings in which their own money is involved and who, necessarily, by every reason of their own limitations, chill and check and destroy genuine economic freedom. This is the greatest question of all; and to this, statesmen must address themselves with an earnest determination to serve the long future and the true hberties of men.

The Pujo Committee -- appointed in 1912 -- found:

Far more dangerous than all that has happened to us in the past in the way of ehmination of competition in industry is the control of credit through the domination of these groups over our banks and industries....

Whether under a different currency system the resources in our banks would be greater or less is comparatively immaterial if they continue to be controlled by a small group....

While Louis D. Brandeis's series of articles on the money trust was running in Harper's Weekly many inquiries came about publication in more accessible permanent form. Even without such urgence through the mail, however, it would have been clear that these articles inevitably constituted a book, since they embodied an analysis and a narrative by that mind which, on the great industrial movements of our era, is the most expert in the United States. The inquiries meant that the attentive public recognized that here was a contribution to history. Here was the clearest and most profound treatment ever published on that part of our business development which, as President Wilson and other wise men have said, has come to constitute the greatest of our problems. The story of our time is the story of industry. No scholar of the future will be able to describe our era with authority unless he comprehends that expansion and concentration which followed the harnessing of steam and electricity, the great uses of the change, and the great excesses. No historian of the future, in my opinion, will find among our contemporary documents so masterful an analysis of why concentration went astray.

Legendary lawyer of the people, Louis Brandeis, displays his knowledge of the banking financial system and describes how it asserts staggering control over the economy of the United States. As relevant today as it was when first published in 1914, this book serves to demystify aspects of the banking system which are lost on those who are not employed within the finance sector. Explaining how banks have become a powerful oligarchy, Brandeis describes how the money trusts hold enormous and growing influence upon almost every large industry in the United States and much of the wider world. The monopolies of money trusts, and their role in controlling the economy, is described in detail. The deposits and savings of millions of ordinary Americans are put to work by the likes of J. P. Morgan who both lend to and purchase other banks and parts of companies. The trend towards small banks combining into larger entities, and the anti-competitive monopolies this entails are detailed.

A key document in the Progressive era, Other People's Money conveys a sense of moral outrage and political anger over the costs of the industrialization of the United States on traditional social and political values. A devastating book, Other People's Money was written with eloquence, force, and passion by Louis D. Brandeis, who would one day be a future Supreme Court justice and one of history's greatest Americans. As it turns out, he wrote a book that applies just as well in the early 21st century as it did in the early 20th. Perhaps the best part, for busy readers, is that Other People's Money is a short tome which can be polished off in one sitting. Expect to be floored, however, by how effortlessly Brandeis's arguments of so many years ago carry over to today.

While Louis D. Brandeis's series of articles on the money trust was running in Harper's Weekly many inquiries came about publication in more accessible permanent form. Even without such urgence through the mail, however, it would have been clear that these articles inevitably constituted a book, since they embodied an analysis and a narrative by that mind which, on the great industrial movements of our era, is the most expert in the United States. The inquiries meant that the attentive public recognized that here was a contribution to history. Here was the clearest and most profound treatment ever published on that part of our business development which, as President Wilson and other wise men have said, has come to constitute the greatest of our problems. The story of our time is the story of industry. No scholar of the future will be able to describe our era with authority unless he comprehends that expansion and concentration which followed the harnessing of steam and electricity, the great uses of the change, and the great excesses. No historian of the future, in my opinion, will find among our contemporary documents so masterful an analysis of why concentration went astray.

The Moral Symbol of Zionism Throughout the World.

The first Jew to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, Brandeis [1856- 1941] was known for his liberal stand on issues of social justice. As a public citizen, he was known for his commitment to Zionism. Brandeis on Zionism is a collection of thirty-two addresses and statements that trace the evolution of his views on this issue. It includes A Call to the Educated Jew, The Jewish People Should be Preserved, Every Jew is a Zionist, The Victory of the Maccabees and The Common Cause of the Jewish People. In his Foreword Frankfurter calls Brandeis the moral symbol of Zionism throughout the world.

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Other People's Money: And How The Bankers Use It is a book written by Louis D. Brandeis, first published in 1914. The book is a critical analysis of the American banking system and the way in which bankers use the money of their depositors for their own financial gain. Brandeis argues that the concentration of wealth in the hands of a few powerful bankers is a threat to democracy and the overall economic health of the nation. He also discusses the role of government in regulating the banking industry and suggests reforms that would increase transparency and accountability. The book is considered a classic in the field of economics and has been influential in shaping public policy on banking and finance. It remains relevant today as debates continue over the role of banks and financial institutions in society.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Warren and Brandeis's The Right to Privacy, with 2010 Foreword by Steven Alan Childress, J.D., Ph.D., a senior law professor at Tulane University. Includes photos and rare news clippings. Part of the Legal Legends Series by Quid Pro Books.

The most influential piece of legal scholarship, many scholars say, is this 1890 Harvard Law Review article by two Boston lawyers (one of whom later became a legendary Supreme Court Justice). Warren and Brandeis created -- by cleverly weaving strands of precedent, policy, and logic -- the legal concept of privacy and the power of legal protection for that right. Their clear and effective prose stands the test of time, and influenced such modern notions as inviolate personality and law's elasticity. They saw the threat of new technology.

Most of all, they asserted the fundamental right to be let alone, and its implications to modern law are profound. Their privacy concept has grown over the decades, now raising issues about abortion, drug testing, surveillance, sexual orientation, free speech, the right to die, and medical confidentiality. All these spinoffs trace their origins to this master work. It is simply one of the most significant parts of the modern canon of law, politics, and sociology.

The extensive new Foreword by Professor Childress shares not only this import and effect, but also the fascinating backstory behind the article. Its origins are found in Warren's own prickly experiences with the press and the paparazzi of the day, famously after their reports about and photos of his family weddings.

The Economist magazine recently called him a Robin Hood of the law American lawyer LOUIS DEMBITZ BRANDEIS (1856-1941) developed the concept of the right to privacy in an 1890 law journal article, and-in this classic 1914 work-he denounced investment banking, corporatism, monopolies, and the consolidation of American wealth in the hands of a privileged few. In this collection of essays first published the year before in Harper's Weekly, Brandeis championed the progressive economic ideals of Woodrow Wilson's New Freedom, explained how entrepreneurial efforts and small businesses were being stifled and innovation and competition smothered in the fiscal environment he saw, and offered suggestions for reversing the trend. Hugely influential at the time, Other People's Money and How The Bankers Use It may have contributed to Brandeis's ascension to the United States Supreme Court Justice in 1916 (he would serve until 1939). Today, it serves another purpose: to remind us how the great experiment of American capitalism went astray... again, even in the wake of this powerful and important warning about the same dangers a century ago.

Other People's Money: And How The Bankers Use It is a book written by Louis D. Brandeis, a former Supreme Court justice of the United States. The book explores the relationship between banks and the public, and how bankers use the money of others to make profits for themselves. Brandeis argues that the power of banks over the economy and the public is too great, and that regulations and reforms are necessary to prevent their abuse of this power. The book was first published in 1914, and is considered a classic in the field of economics and finance. It is still relevant today, as debates continue over the role of banks in society and the need for financial regulation.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Other People's Money: And How The Bankers Use It is a classic book written by Louis D. Brandeis, a renowned American lawyer and Supreme Court Justice. The book was first published in 1914 and is considered a seminal work on the role of finance in modern society. In this book, Brandeis takes a critical look at the banking industry and its impact on the economy. He argues that bankers have too much power and control over the financial system, and that they often use this power to exploit the public for their own gain. He also examines the ways in which banks use other people's money to make profits, and the risks and consequences of this practice.Brandeis's book is a call to action for government regulators and the public to take a more active role in overseeing the banking industry. He advocates for greater transparency and accountability in banking, and for measures to prevent the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few.Other People's Money: And How The Bankers Use It is a timeless work that remains relevant today. It provides valuable insights into the workings of the financial system and the role of banks in society, and is a must-read for anyone interested in finance, economics, or politics.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Other People's Money: And How The Bankers Use It is a book written by Louis D. Brandeis, a prominent American lawyer and jurist. The book was first published in 1914 and is considered a classic work on the subject of finance and banking.In this book, Brandeis examines the role of bankers in the American economy and the ways in which they use other people's money to enrich themselves. He argues that the concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few powerful bankers is a threat to democracy and the well-being of the nation.Brandeis draws on extensive research and analysis to support his arguments, and he provides numerous examples of how bankers have used their influence to manipulate the financial system for their own benefit. He also explores the impact of banking practices on the broader economy and the lives of ordinary Americans.Despite being written over a century ago, Other People's Money remains relevant today, as many of the issues it addresses continue to be relevant in the modern economy. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of finance and banking, as well as those concerned about the concentration of power and wealth in the hands of a few.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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