News “Free competition is worth more to society…” – Oliver Wendell Holmes by admin 10 months ago “Free competition is worth more to society than it costs.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., from Vegelahn v. Guntner, 167 Mass. 92, 44 N.E. 1077, 1080. Voicing the opinion of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts, 1896. FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinEmail