“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.” - Louis Brandeis (lemmy.world)

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“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we cannot have both.” - Louis Brandeis

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[-] Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

Louis Brandeis

Very interesting!

[-] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -4 points 1 month ago

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He insisted on taking cases without pay so that he would be free to address the wider issues involved.

Reminds me of the show: One Dollar Lawyer^[[1] One Dollar Lawyer | TV Series |2022 | 1h 5m | Comedy, Crime, Drama | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22248254/ | A story of a lawyer with unusual style who only charges 1,000 won (roughly 1 dollar) for his service to fight for clients that are up against the richest and most privileged.]

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The people with the wealth already made this choice hundreds of years ago, and have been doing their best to enforce it.

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