Cases Quote by Robert J. Sawyer

Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help.

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

Circumstances should never alter principles!

— Oscar Wilde

Business principles are only as good as the practices that back them up.

— Chip Conley

Books that cannot bear examination, certainly ought not to be established as divine inspiration by penal laws.

— John Adams

General principles are not the less true or important because from their nature they elude immediate observation; they are like the air, which is…

— William Hazlitt

The basic principle, rarely violated, is that what conflicts with the requirements of power and privilege does not exist.

— Noam Chomsky

Without a standard there is no logical basis for making a decision or taking action.

— Joseph M. Juran

The principles governing the behavior of systems are not widely understood.

— Jay Wright Forrester

Principles are sometimes an unaffordable luxury.

— Mary Jo Putney

The great difficulty with politics is, that there are no established principles.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

There can be no compromise on moral principles.

— Ayn Rand

There must not be favoured treatment for those occupying a position of public responsibility.

— King Felipe VI