“Crime is contagious. If the Government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law.”

About Louis D. Brandeis

Jurist • American

Louis D. Brandeis was a distinguished American lawyer and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1916 to 1939. Appointed by President Woodrow Wilson, he was renowned for his progressive...

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