A law that must match a common principle. Some writers link principle to freedom, saying a nation's greatness rests on a core liberty. Others treat principle as a mental rule, like the idea that thoughts create moods. A few warn that having too many principles can backfire.
![“Our search for such [moral] principles can start with . . . the unconditional imperative to acknowledge every person as a person. If we ask for the contents given by this absolute, we find, first, something negative-the command not to treat a person as a thing. This seems little, but it is much…” quote by Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a0e/paul-tillich-3183_absolutes_our-search-for-such-moral-principles-can_595805.jpg)
