Principles Quotes

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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its… — Pat Robertson
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence… — Maximilien Robespierre
We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back… — Mitt Romney
Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times. — Richard Rogers
Culture, what you believe, what you value, how you live matters. Now, as fundamental as these principles are, they may become topics of democratic debates… — Mitt Romney
The principles that made this nation a great and powerful leader of the world, have not lost their meaning. They never will. We know we… — Mitt Romney
Here is my principle: Taxes shall be levied according to ability to pay. That is the only American principle. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rules are not necessarily sacred, principles are. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Our national determination to keep free of foreign wars and foreign entanglements cannot prevent us from feeling deep concern when ideals and principles that we… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
As for money and prestige, if one has an opportunity to make money and/or advance their position or place in life, there can be a… — Axl Rose
People end up fleeing countries who adopt economic policies based on these flawed principles. And more often than not, they come here. — Marco Rubio
But America was founded on the principle that every person has God-given rights. That power belongs to the people. That government exists to protect our… — Marco Rubio
There's never been a nation like the United States, ever. It begins with the principles of our founding documents, principles that recognize that our rights… — Marco Rubio
We chose more freedom instead of more government. We chose the principles of our founding to solve the challenges of our time. We chose a… — Marco Rubio
If terrorism is to be defeated, the world of Islam must take on board the secularist-humanist principles on which the modern is based, and without… — Salman Rushdie
The principle of all successful effort is to try to do not what is absolutely the best, but what is easily within our power, and… — John Ruskin
Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be… — Bertrand Russell
I don't consult polls to tell me what my principles are or what our policies should be. — Paul Ryan
We will not try to replace our founding principles, we will reapply our founding principles. — Paul Ryan
The perfection of our union, especially our commitment to equality of opportunity, has been a story of constant striving to live up to our Founding… — Paul Ryan

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