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Quotation from Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States by Supreme Court of the United States
“The Nation had been rid of human slavery—fortunately, as all now feel—but the conviction was universal that the country was in real danger from another kind of slavery sought to be fastened on the American people, namely, the slavery that would result from aggregations of capital in the hands of a few individuals and corporations controlling, for their own profit and advantage exclusively, the entire business of the country, including the production and sale of the necessaries of life.”
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, Opinion of Justice Harlan, concurring in part and dissenting in part (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Harlan describes the national mood in which Congress passed the Sherman Act in 1890.
Citation: "The Nation had been rid of human slavery—fortunately, as all now feel—but the conviction was universal that the country was in real danger from another kind of slavery sought to be fastened on the American people, namely, the slavery that would result from aggregations of capital in the hands of a few individuals and corporations controlling, for their own profit and advantage exclusively, the entire business of the country, including the production and sale of the necessaries of life." — Supreme Court of the United States, Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. United States, Opinion of Justice Harlan, concurring in part and dissenting in part (excerpt) (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id standard-oil-v-united-states-q5)
Portrait: Edward White, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing slightly left, 1905, Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952, photographer., Public domain.
