What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty, and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

Louis Brandeis (1856–1941) American lawyer, activist, Supreme Court Justice (1916–39)

“True Americanism,” speech, Faneuil Hall, Boston (1915-07-05)
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