Progressive Masks

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., David H. Burton (Introduction)

These remarkable letters reveal Holmes to be patient, sympathetic, even indulgent of theories that, by his own admission, he did not really understand. They bring further notice to financial analyst Franklin Ford, who was a close associate of John Dewey.

141 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

American jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes, Junior, son of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., served as an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1902 to 1932; many of his opinions greatly influenced the American concept of law. Noted for his long service, his concise and pithy opinions, and his deference to the decisions of elected legislatures, he is one of the most widely cited Supreme Court justices in history, particularly for his "clear and present danger" majority opinion in the case of Schenck v. United States (1919), as well as one of the most influential American common-law judges.