Country Quote by Dominic Grieve

Principles only mean something if you stick by them when they are inconvenient.

— Simi Ngr

“To be a person of principle is to accept the reality that their stance will never cease to draw the fire of those whose…

— Craig D. Lounsbrough

I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.

— Joe Klein

“If principle is only defended when there’s nothing at stake, then it is probably not much of a principle after all.”

— Jeff Flake

“With some justice, I think, I could claim that it is all right as a beginning to leave a principle in a somewhat fuzzy…

— Robert Nozick

Principles aren't something you hear much from politicians these days. Have you noticed? Right across the board, leaders, whatever the political coloring, avoid talking…

— Vanessa Redgrave

“Globally, democracies have also acted in ways that suggest an outright renunciation of their principles at home.”

— Nayef Al-Rodhan

We need a principled foreign policy that consistently and resolutely stands up for freedom.

— Erin O'Toole

Principles don't mean anything until they cost you something.

— Laura Schlessinger

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.

— Henry A. Kissinger

I heartily accept the motto, "That government is best which governs least"; and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly…

— Henry David Thoreau

“Sure, tactically and in the short term, we'll do all right, but in the long term, these types of policies always fail, and you…

— J.W. Amran