“Life is too short to pursue every human act to its most remote consequences; "for want of a nail, a kingdom was lost" is a commentary on fate, not the statement of a major cause of action against a blacksmith.”
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Holmes v. Securities Investor Protection Corporation, 503 U.S. 258 (1991) (concurring).
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