Basic principles Quote by Richard Allen Epstein

“When you enter the realm of politics and ideology, the distinction between opinion and fact starts to cloud, and the stakes become dauntingly high;…

— Michael Hirschorn

“In truth, the history of political thought is an end in itself, the highest peak of political education. The crowning achievement of political knowledge,…

— Robert Nandor Berki

“A basic principle of science—of liberal social life—is that we kill our hypotheses rather than each other .”

— Jonathan Rauch

Politics I conceive to be nothing more than the science of the ordered progress of society along the lines of greatest usefulness and convenience…

— Woodrow Wilson

“Different first principles make debate impossible.”

— G.K. Chesterton

When I am convinced of any principle, it is only an idea which strikes more strongly upon me. When I give the preference to…

— David Hume

I'm interested in how we can put political principles into practice in our personal lives and the limits of theory when it comes to…

— Sally Rooney

“Knowing higher truths ensure that we have a larger perspective where all other things fall in place or start making sense.”

— Thomas Vazhakunnathu

“In public and in private life, it often happens that there is simply no time to collect the relevant facts or to weigh their…

— Aldous Huxley

Sometimes I wonder if we shall ever grow up in our politics and say definite things which mean something, or whether we shall always…

— Eleanor Roosevelt

“Consider that when you state only what you can prove and differentiate your opinions from facts, it allows you to stand on a stronger…

— Loren Weisman

I've led a school whose faculty and students examine and discuss and debate every aspect of our law and legal system. And what I've…

— Elena Kagan