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Quotation from Lochner v. New York by Supreme Court of the United States
“General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgment or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise.”
Lochner v. New York, Dissent of Justice Holmes (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Justice Holmes describes how judges actually decide hard cases, cautioning against reliance on broad principles alone.
Citation: "General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgment or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise." — Supreme Court of the United States, Lochner v. New York, Dissent of Justice Holmes (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id lochner-v-new-york-q6)
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