Principles Quotes

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We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and,… — David Mamet
I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed — Emanuel Lasker
It is the aim of the modern school, not to treat every position according to one general law, but according to the principle inherent in… — Richard Reti
The metaphor ( coaching) with sports is meant quite seriously... the coach stands back , observes the performance, and provides guidance. The coach applauds strengths,… — David Perkins
An opponent is entitled to the same regard for his principles as we would expect others to have for ours. Non-violence demands that we should… — Mahatma Gandhi
Whatever the reason, for most of the present century, the literature and publicity of the old established [animal welfare] groups made a significant contribution to… — Peter Singer
We know at lot more now than the 'last time around the 1960s and 1970s - about how to work for smart schools... ' 'The… — David Perkins
Let no one charge me with ever having abused or encouraged weakness or surrendered on matters of principle. But I have said, as I say… — Mahatma Gandhi
A man cannot make him laugh; but that's no marvel; he drinks no wine.... If I had a thousand sons, the first human principle I… — William Shakespeare
It not only is a complete undermining of the principles of family and marriage and the hope of future generations, but it completely begins to… — Trent Franks
Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down… — Harry S. Truman
If there is a bedrock principle underlying the First Amendment, it is that the government may not prohibit the expression of an idea simply because… — William J. Brennan
I am not a Tory moderniser for I believe marriage can only be between a man and a woman. I shall not surrender my principles.… — Unknown Author
There is a very broad theory that society gets the right to hang, as the individual gets the right to defend himself. Suppose she does;… — Wendell Phillips
Joseph Smith visited me a great deal after his death, and taught me many important principles. . . . Among other things, he told me… — Wilford Woodruff
Whether it's Facebook or Google or the other companies, that basic principle that users should be able to see and control information about them that… — Eli Pariser
How anybody expects a man to stay in business with every two-bit wowser in the country claiming a veto over what we can say and… — Robert A. Heinlein
Man tends to treat all his opinions as principles. — Herbert Agar
I think that we've had an economy that's been out of balance for too long. So the general principle of raising taxes on higher income… — Barack Obama
Those who won our independence believed that the final end of the state was to make men free to develop their faculties . . .… — Louis D. Brandeis
Under capitalism, we can't have democracy by definition. Capitalism is a system in which the central institutions of society are in principle under autocratic control. — Noam Chomsky
Alliances are crucial to success in the political sphere. However, if we are to approach other organizations to propose alliances for the public good, we… — Arthur Curley
It is here we come to the heart of the matter. The economic principle of comparative advantage', 'a country may, in return for manufactured commodities,… — David Ricardo
Thousands of important and intelligent men have never been able to grasp the principle of comparative advantage or believe it even after it was explained… — Paul Samuelson
Parliamentary government is simply a mild and disguised form of compulsion. We agree to try strength by counting heads instead of breaking heads, but the… — James Fitzjames Stephen

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