Principle Quotes

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England was killed by an idea: the idea that the weak, indolent and profligate must be supported by the strong, industrious, and frugal – to… — Dan Smoot
Is the appointment of Chaplains to the two Houses of Congress consistent with the Constitution, and with the pure principle of religious freedom? In strictness… — James Madison
No one should ever be locked away simply because they share the same race, ethnicity, or religion as a spy or terrorist. If that principle… — Fred Korematsu
Just believing, just having a molecule of faith--that simple step, when focused on the Lord Jesus Christ, has ever been and always will be not… — Jeffrey R. Holland
Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. A company that stands still will soon be forgotten. Trying to provoke positive… — Richard Branson
I consider, then, the power to annul a law of the United States, assumed by one state, incompatible with the existence of the Union, contradicted… — Andrew Jackson
I believe the declaration that ‘all men are created equal’ is the great fundamental principle upon which our free institutions rest. — Abraham Lincoln
TCP implementations will follow a general principle of robustness: be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others. — Jon Postel
The principle, on which the war was waged by the North, was simply this: That men may rightfully be compelled to submit to, and support,… — Lysander Spooner
No principle, that is possible to be named, can be more self-evidently false than this; or more self-evidently fatal to all political freedom. Yet it… — Lysander Spooner
The property of the people belongs to the people. To take it from them by taxation cannot be justified except by urgent public necessity. Unless… — Calvin Coolidge
What the members of the Church need, more than anything else, are strong testimonies of Jesus Christ and the gospel He restored. They need to… — John Bytheway
The basic principle I have is that what is most Korean is what is the most international. I don't want to come here and act… — Unknown Author
Here is a principle to use in all aspects of economics and policy. When you find a good or service that is in huge demand… — Jeffrey Tucker
A convention was drawn up on June 17, 1925, in which the principle of supervision, as opposed to that of simple propaganda, was recognized, thanks… — Leon Jouhaux
Science is based on the possibility of objectivity, on the possibility of different people checking out for themselves the observations made by others. Without that… — Jose Padilha
Capitalism justified itself and was adopted as an economic principle on the express ground that it provides selfish motives for doing good, and that human… — George Bernard Shaw
A thorough-paced knave will rarely quarrel with one whom he can cheat: his revenge is plunder; therefore he is usually the most forgiving of beings,… — Charles Caleb Colton
At the foundation of our civil liberties lies the principle that denies to government officials an exceptional position before the law and which subjects them… — Louis D. Brandeis
If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of… — B. H. Liddell Hart
The universe runs on a fundamental and oh-so-wonderful principle... when you get really clear and honest about what you want, everything in the universe conspires… — Michael Neill
There are two principles for creative success - one general and one definitive. The general principle is that everyone has the ability to be creative… — Ernie J Zelinski
"My #1 guiding principle for a successful life (learned from J Brad Britton): "Do the right thing; not the easy thing." Everyday, you are constantly… — Hal Elrod
Let us make an arbitrary decision (by a show of hands if necessary) to define the base of every stratigraphical unit in a selected section.… — D. V. Ager
Re: Robert Montgomery's Poems His writing bears the same relation to poetry which a Turkey carpet bears to a picture. There are colours in the… — Thomas B. Macaulay

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