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Mark DeSaulnier: “Louis Brandeis once said that we can have concentration of great wealth in the hands of very few Americans, or we can…”

On the recordMay 21, 2024
Louis Brandeis once said that we can have concentration of great wealth in the hands of very few Americans, or we can have democracy. We cannot have both.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Democratic · California

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DeSaulnier emphasizes the conflict between wealth concentration and democracy.

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