Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. Quote

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, 198 U.S. 45, 78


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

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

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

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