Principles Quotes

3711 Principles quotes by 2032 unique authors

This is the first nation that organized government on the basis of universal liberty with a free Church and a free State. This meant much… — Unknown Author
I sincerely join you in abjuring all political connection with every foreign power; and tho I cordially wish well to the progress of liberty in… — Thomas Jefferson
The principle of laissez-faire may be safely trusted to in some things but in many more it is wholly inapplicable; and to appeal to it… — John Ramsay McCulloch
I regard the principle of conscription of life as a flat contradiction of all our cherished ideals of individual freedom, democratic liberty and Christian teaching. — Roger Nash Baldwin
Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it. — Steve Chabot
Our struggle to put first things first can be characterized by the contrast between two powerful tools that direct us: the clock and the compass.… — Stephen Covey
Yes, religion and politics do mix. America is a nation based on biblical principles. Christian values dominate our government. The test of those values is… — Beverly LaHaye
When I was coaching I always considered myself a teacher. Teachers tend to follow the laws of learning better than coaches who do not have… — John Wooden
The dual substance of Christ- the yearning, so human, so superhuman, of man to attain God... has always been a deep inscrutable mystery to me.… — Nikos Kazantzakis
I understood the importance in principle of public key cryptography but it's all moved much faster than I expected. I did not expect it to… — Whitfield Diffie
The baby looks at things all day without winking; that is because his eyes are not focused on any particular object. He goes without knowing… — Zhuangzi
Although they only give gold medals in the field of athletics, I encourage everyone to look into themselves and find their own personal dream, whatever… — Unknown Author
Believe it in your heart; say it with your mouth. That is the principle of faith. You can have what you say. — Kenneth E. Hagin
If tolerance is taken to the point where it tolerates the destruction of those same principles that made tolerance possible in the first place, it… — Unknown Author
Rincewind shivered. He was not, of course, an atheist; on the Disc the gods dealt severely with atheists. On the few occasions when he had… — Terry Pratchett
If . . . a principle of true Religion [i.e., true Christianity] should . . . gain ground, there is no estimating the effects on… — William Wilberforce
Surely the principles of Christianity lead to action as well as meditation. — William Wilberforce
In an age in which infidelity abounds, do we observe parents carefully instructing their children in the principles of faith which they profess? Or do… — William Wilberforce
Reality is only a dream, based on values and well worn principles, whereas the dream goes on forever. — Ian Curtis
In recent years a new International System has been developing, oriented toward the establishment of norms and principles of universal jurisdiction, above national sovereignty, in… — Vicente Fox
If you invest the short time it takes to read, understand and apply the basic principles in this book, there is little doubt you will… — Unknown Author
Veganism is the application of the principle of abolition in your own life; it represents your recognition that animals are not things. Veganism is the… — Gary L. Francione
I think that violence and nonviolence are not moral principles, they’re tactics. — Jerry Vlasak
Now is the time to get serious about living your ideals. Once you have determined the spiritual principles you wish to exemplify, abide by these… — Epictetus
I have never lived on principles. When I have had to act, I never first asked myself on what principles I was going to act,… — Otto von Bismarck

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