Better drafting means clearer principle, not exhaustive special-case detail

Evidence

More fundamentally, it is illuminating to inquire just what the flagellators’ conception of “a better job of drafting” is. One which goes into great detail in dealing with all possible problems? Or one which seeks rather a more cogent and deeply penetrating statement of general principle? — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 2004

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Executors best serve policy aims by not reading general directions literally — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 1994