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General Propositions Do Not Decide Concrete Cases. The Decision Will Depend On A Judgment Or Intuition More Subtle Than Any Articulate Major Premise.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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General Propositions Do Not Decide Concrete Cases.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
General Propositions Do Not Decide Concrete Cases. The Decision Will Depend On A Judgment Or Intuition More Subtle Than Any Articulate Major Premise.
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