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Truth, though, is nothing in the face of self-falsehood, and principles are of no value if the idealist cannot live up to his own standards.
I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fairness, efficiency, solidarity and growth.
As a general principle you should not force young men to do their duty, but let them do it voluntarily and thereby develop their characters.
I study much, and the more I study, the oftener I go back to those first principles which are so simple that childhood itself can lisp them.
That decision to commit your life to certain principles and a certain narrative, if I wrote a paper on that, I know I'd find inconsistencies.
Principles are like a seed in the ground; they must continually be visited with heavenly influences or else your life will be a barren field.
TCP implementations will follow a general principle of robustness: be conservative in what you do, be liberal in what you accept from others.
We shall all respect the principles of each other and do nothing that would be regarded as an act of oppression to any portion of the people.
Strength of character is certainly needed to face life in the world and to stand by right principles, especially in the age in which we live.
Flinch not, neither give up nor despair, if the achieving of every act in accordance with right principle is not always continuous with thee.
I write a manifesto and I want nothing, yet I say certain things, and in principle I am against manifestoes, as I am also against principles.
Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.
Some campaigns are not worth waging if you can't win; others have to be fought on grounds of principle regardless of the chances for success.
The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government
I was taught that in this country if you work hard, you can do anything, and I don't see a lot of those principles in children's books today.
I'm more inclined to linger in the science pages of 'The Week' magazine. But my principle obsessions are still watching sitcoms and football.
In every human Beast, God has implanted a Principle, which we call Love of Freedom; it is impatient of Oppression, and pants for Deliverance.
We do not owe allegiance to any candidate because they share our party or our color, but because they share our principles and our conscience.
Real progress in understanding nature is rarely incremental. All important advances are sudden intuitions, new principles, new ways of seeing.
Our behavior is governed by principles. Living in harmony with them brings positive consequences; violating them brings negative consequences.
I went from one state of life to another state of life by obeying, understanding, and applying the principles that are laid down in the Bible.
The Republican party does have a lot of work to do. But changing our principles is not a winning strategy. We need to modernize, not moderate.
Demagoguery enters at the moment when, for want of a common denominator, the principle of equality degenerates into the principle of identity.
How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes democracy so fascinating.
One thing is always wrong-always: to cause suffering in others for the purpose of gratifying one's own pleasures; that is everlastingly wrong.
The Framers of the Constitution wisely understood that constitutional principles must not be sacrificed on the altar of political appeasement.
The organizing principle of the United States defensive foreign policy had been opposition to the Soviet Union. There is no more Soviet Union.
Evolution is an organizing principle and when we call it a theory, we mean it's a theory, we don't mean that it's a belief that someone holds.
'Think simple' as my old master used to say - meaning reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
The mantle of leadership for promoting the principles of peace has fallen to America. We didn't ask for it. But it's an honor that we have it.
Radical Islam's principles are out there for all to see if they open their eyes. But what are our principles? In truth, they are up for grabs.
I'm one of those that have said, one of my key principles is I will not support a health care reform bill that is not deficit-neutral, period.
The principles of living greatly include the capacity to face trouble with courage, disappointment with cheerfulness, and trial with humility.
Looking back to data, we can see if the consequences are plausible; looking forward to theory, we can see if general principles are suggested.
Throughout my first year in office, I have stood up for principles that will guide our country back toward the path of freedom and prosperity.
There can be no such thing as "limited government," because there is no way to control an entity that in principle enjoys a monopoly of power.
Those who assume hypotheses as first principles of their speculations.....may indeed form an ingenious romance, but a romance it will still be.
The truest statesmanship to which any feeble mortal can ever aspire is the sincere effort to apply the Savior's principles to human government.
There’s only one basic principle of self-defense- you must apply the most effective weapon, as soon as possible, to the most vulnerable target.
When we deal with questions relating to principles of law and their applications, we do not suddenly rise into a stratosphere of icy certainty.
If you ask me if I have this or that principle, tell me what its consequences are, and then I'll tell you whether I have that principle or not.
Ronald Reagan knew his own mind. He had firm principles - and, I believe, right ones. He expounded them clearly, he acted upon them decisively.
God's Word is your owner's manual for life. It contains principles for health, finance, marriage, other relationships, business, and much more.
There are no rules in writing. There are useful principles. Throw them away when they're not useful. But always know what you're throwing away.
Past violence is detrimental to our present action, and it is not in the name of principles that we denounce it, but in the name of efficiency.
While I am willing to compromise on process or on programs, I will not compromise my principles, nor would I expect those I work with to do so.
Freedom. And Justice. If you have those two, it covers everything. You must stick to those principles and have the courage of your convictions.
You need to be honest and always see new opportunities coming. So I call it intuition, innovation, execution - these are my working principles.
Now I call myself a bleeding heart libertarian. Because I do believe in the principles of Libertarianism as an ideal - because I'm an idealist.
We need love - an awesome love grounded in the evolutionary potential for life on Earth - to become the organizing principle for human society.