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It is one of the greatest economic errors to put any limitation upon production.We have not the power to produce more than there is a potential to consume.
Louis D. Brandeis
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Louis D. Brandeis
Age: 84 †
Born: 1856
Born: November 13
Died: 1941
Died: October 5
Judge
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Louisville
Kentucky
Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Economy
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