Smith describes the political ideas of Chief Justice Taney and
discusses his contributions to American constitutional law. Taney
is revealed as a socially minded jurist who believed in the power
of the whole people to regulate the affairs of life for the common
good. As a political leader, Taney belongs in the democratic line
that runs from Jefferson to Franklin D. Roosevelt; as a jurist he
is a forerunner of Holmes and Brandeis. Originally published in
1936.
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