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General propositions do not decide concrete cases. The decision will depend on a judgement or intuition more subtle than any articulate major premise.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Lochner v. New York · 1905

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell, Jr. Dissenting Opinion. Lochner v. New York. United States Reports, vol. 198, 17 Apr. 1905, pp. 74-76. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/198/45/.

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