The major premise of the conclusion expressed in a statute, the change of policy that induces the enactment, may not be set out in terms, but it is n… - Oliver Wendell Holmes

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The major premise of the conclusion expressed in a statute, the change of policy that induces the enactment, may not be set out in terms, but it is not an adequate discharge of duty for courts to say: We see what you are driving at, but you have not said it, and therefore we shall go on as before.