In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principle.
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
I seek to call America home to those principles that gave us birth.
The principle of the design - the harmony, rhythm and balance are all the same with interior and fashion design.
When I conform to truth, I do not conform to an abstract principle; I conform to the nature of God.
Voting is the foundational act that breathes life into the principle of the consent of the governed.
This I consider to be a valuable principle in life: Do no thing in excess.
We are all born for love. It is the principle of existence, and its only end.
My guiding principle is this: Guilt is never to be doubted.
Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
Policy may involve politics but, principle is principal.
You have to maintain your principles but have a broader appeal.
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
The principles of the Bible are the groundwork of human freedom.
The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance.
Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace.
It is money, money, money! Not ideas, not principles, but money that reigns supreme in American politics.
Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.
Power is action; the electoral principle is discussion. No political action is possible when discussion is permanently established.
By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox.
Harry: You've got to stick to your principles.
