Principles Quotes

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Honesty is a principle, and we have our moral agency to determine how we will apply this principle. We have the agency to make choices,… — James E. Faust
It is my principle that the will of the majority should always prevail. — Thomas Jefferson
Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles. — Woodrow Wilson
All these constructions and the laws connecting them can be arrived at by the principle of looking for the mathematically simplest concepts and the link… — Albert Einstein
The only liberty that is valuable is a liberty connected with order; that not only exists along with order and virtue, but which cannot exist… — Edmund Burke
The most effective way I know to begin with the end in mind is to develop a personal mission statement or philosophy or creed. It… — Stephen Covey
Mankind is at its best when it is most free. This will be clear if we grasp the principle of liberty. We must recall that… — Dante Alighieri
No legal plunder: This is the principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony, and logic. Until the day of my death, I shall proclaim this… — Frederic Bastiat
That the king can do no wrong is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English constitution. — William Blackstone
Liberty is not just an idea, an abstract principle. It is power, effective power to do specific things. There is no such thing as liberty… — John Dewey
An elective despotism was not the government we fought for, but one which should not only be founded on true free principles, but in which… — Thomas Jefferson
No free people can lose their liberties while they are jealous of liberty. But the liberties of the freest people are in danger when they… — Wendell Phillips
Thus the criminal ceases to be a person, a subject of rights and duties, and becomes merely an object on which society can work. And… — C.S. Lewis
Medicine in its present state is, it seems to me, by now completely discovered, insofar as it teaches in each instance the particular details and… — Hippocrates
People with a scarcity mentality tend to see everything in terms of win-lose. There is only so much; and if someone else has it, that… — Stephen Covey
The cross stands as a mystery because it is foreign to everything we exalt- self over principle, power over meekness, the quick fix over the… — Ravi Zacharias
In the yogic tradition, this principle of using intense effort to burn through life's distractions is called Tapas. It's another Sanskrit word, roughly defined as… — Russell Simmons
It is necessary for us to understand that the only Active Principle is Spirit. — Ernest Holmes
Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time… — Dee Hock
. . . Virtue, morality, and religion. This is the armor, my friend, and this alone that renders us invincible. These are the tactics we… — Patrick Henry

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