Experience Not Logic

"The purpose of this blog is to explore the business and legal culture of China. In 1881 Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. wrote, 'The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience.' Each time I read a U.S. court decision, Holmes' quote flashes through my mind. In China, the rule is the same, but the experience is different. Here's to broadening the experience."

Author: Will Lewis is a student at the University of San Diego School of Law.

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Recent Posts from Experience Not Logic

Posts of the Week: 11/2 - 11/8
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Posts of the Week: 10/26 - 11/1
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Posts of the Week: 10/19 - 10/25
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Posts of the Week: 10/12 - 10/18
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Posts of the Week: 10/5 - 10/11
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