Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quote

"Free competition is worth more to society than it costs."

by:	Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935) US Supreme Court Justice, also known as "The Great Dissenter"
Source:	Vegelahn v. Guntner, 167 Mass. 92, 44 N.E. 1077, 1080 (1896) (opinion of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts).
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Categories:	Free Market, Trade, Commerce, Society, Value
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Free competion. Not corporate welfare; which is what most corporations are expecting and receiving from our governments (red or blue). -- L. Hanson, Edmonton, Canada
the best judge -- hamid ibrahim, kuala lumpur
Just plain common sense. -- cal, lewisville, tx
Hanson said it for me. :) Get government out of the marketplace. -- J Carlton, Calgary
not shooting the messenger, 'yes' Crony capitalism, Keynesian economics, government favoritism, induced monopolies, and non-criminal regulation are all anti 'free' competition. -- Mike, Norwalk
The game is rigged to protect monopolies not competition. Whatever we have, it is not a free market or even close to capitalism. -- E Archer, NYC