Principles Quotes

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Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how… — Richard Henry Lee
Christianity, by introducing into Europe the truest principles of humanity, universal benevolence, and brotherly love, had happily abolished civil slavery. Let us who profess the… — Richard Henry Lee
I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to… — Jeff Miller
Sycophancy toward those who hold power is a fact in every regime, and especially in a democracy, where, unlike tyranny, there is an accepted principle… — Allan Bloom
In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle. — Jacques Barzun
Machines are admirable and tyrannize only with the user's consent. Where, then, is the enemy? Not where the machine gives relief from drudgery but where… — Jacques Barzun
The principle itself of dogmatic religion, dogmatic morality, dogmatic philosophy, is what requires to be rooted out; not any particular manifestation of that principle. The… — John Stuart Mill
Preaching nonviolence on principle reproduces the existing institutionalized violence. — Herbert Marcuse
There is no one who has no leisure time at all. The office is not a permanent sanctuary, and Sundays are an institution. Thus, in… — Siegfried Kracauer
You're mistaken; men of sense often learn much from their enemies. Prudence is the best safeguard. This principle cannot be learnt from a friend: but… — Aristophanes
The particular aspect of history which both attracts and benefits its readers is the examination of causes and the capacity, which is the reward of… — Polybius
Now, the language that had grown up and formed itself on those principles is what one is dealing with, and the problem is to bring… — Robert Fitzgerald
It is all too easy for a society to measure itself against some abstract philosophical principle or political slogan. But in the end, there must… — Hubert H. Humphrey
It is the sacred principles enshrined in the United Nations charter to which the American people will henceforth pledge their allegiance. — George H. W. Bush
Propose to an Englishman any principle, or any instrument, however admirable, and you will observe that the whole effort of the English mind is directed… — Charles Babbage
The two principles of truth, reason and senses, are not only both not genuine, but are engaged in mutual deception. The senses deceive reason through… — Blaise Pascal
Republicans should never abandon pro-growth conservative principles in an effort to embrace the ideas of Al Gore. — Mitt Romney
Citizen service is a repudiation of the principles upon which our country was based. We are all here for ourselves. — Rush Limbaugh
Each period of a civilisation creates an art that is specific in it and which we will never see reborn. To try and revive the… — Wassily Kandinsky
I think we should be very clear on thisâ€¦ this country was founded on the principles of the Enlightenmentâ€¦ It was the idea that people… — Wesley Clark

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