“Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.”

— Louis Brandeis

Other People's Money—and How Bankers Use It (1914).
Extra-judicial writings
Context: Publicity is justly commended as a remedy for social and industrial diseases. Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants; electric light the most efficient policeman.

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American Supreme Court Justice 1856–1941

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