Principles Quotes

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Emancipation from every kind of bondage is my principle. I go for recognition of human rights, without distinction of sect, party, sex, or color. — Ernestine Rose
The idea of human rights as a fundamental principle can be seen to underlie throughout Islamic teachings. — Ali Khamenei
This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made… — Ernie Fletcher
In a despotic government, the only principle by which the tyrant who is to move the whole machine means to regulate and manage the people… — Samuel Williams
Honesty is largely a matter of information, of knowing that dishonesty is a mistake. Principle is not as powerful in keeping people straight as a… — E. W. Howe
A skillful commander is not overbearing. A skillful fighter does not become angry. A skillful conqueror does not compete with people. One who is skillful… — Laozi
Perfect wisdom has four parts: Wisdom, the principle of doing things aright. Justice, the principle of doing things equally in public and private. Fortitude, the… — Plato
The whole duty of man is embraced in the two principles of abstinence and patience: temperance in prosperity, and patient courage in adversity. — Seneca the Younger
Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them. — Tracey Ullman
I have broken all ties that bind me to the (U.S.) Army, not suddenly, impulsively, but conscientiously and after due deliberation. I sacrifice more to… — Unknown Author
The assumption that things which have been conjured in the past will always be conjured in the guiding principle not of rational but of animal… — C.S. Lewis
He created the church to meet your five deepest needs: a purpose to live for, people to live with, principles to live by, a profession… — Rick Warren
General principles... are to the facts as the root and sap of a tree are to its leaves — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Very much of what we call the progress of today consists in getting rid of false ideas, false conceptions of things, and in taking a… — William D. Hoard
The principles you live by create the world you live in; if you change the principles you live by, you will change your world. — Blaine Lee Pardoe
The Auschwitz praxis was based on a new principle: for one portion of mankind, existence itself is a crime, punishable by humiliation, torture, and death.… — Emil Fackenheim
On the philosophical level, both Buddhism and modern science share a deep suspicion of any notion of absolutes, whether conceptualize as a transcendent being, as… — Dalai Lama
There are four principles we really taught: to live passionately, love completely, learn humbly and then lead boldly. — Kerry Shook
Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited by written law? Let us hope our moral principles are… — Thomas Jefferson
This fight against drilling in the Arctic Refuge is a fight about our principles. Its about standing up for our environment, our families and our… — John F. Kerry

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