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Who said, "The art of interpretation is the art of proliferating a purpose"?

The formulation is attributed to Judge Learned Hand. It describes purposive interpretation as developing legislation's purpose, and the United States Supreme Court…

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Who said, "The art of interpretation is the art of proliferating a purpose"?

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The formulation is attributed to Judge Learned Hand. It describes purposive interpretation as developing legislation's purpose, and the United States Supreme Court reproduces it with express attribution to Hand and citation to Brooklyn National Corporation.

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