"Rise above principle and do what's right." — Joseph Heller

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• I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
• The universal order and the personal order are nothing but different expressions and manifestations of a common underlying principle. — Marcus Aurelius
• I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle. — Jane Austen
• While the soul is in mortal sin, nothing can profit it; none of its good works merit an eternal reward,… — Teresa of Avila
• A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise… — Sai Baba
• That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted… — Charles Babbage
• Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established. — Honore de Balzac
• The award is important in order to bring people to the movie theater. That's the only principle meaning of any… — Javier Bardem
• Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is… — John Quincy Adams
• The world is not dialectical - it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to… — Jean Baudrillard
• Nothing defines humans better than their willingness to do irrational things in the pursuit of phenomenally unlikely payoffs. This is… — Scott Adams
• Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle. — Gary Bauer

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