#principles

It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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Thus self-love as one part of human nature, and the several particular principles as the other part, are, themselves, their objects and ends, stated and shown. ↗

— Joseph Butler

#human #human nature #nature #objects #other

Just because people are in authority, if it doesn't seem right, don't do it. If it violates your own principles, don't do it. ↗

— Steve Chabot

#because #just #just because #own #people

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized really fine acting and writing. Sometimes you have to go back to the basic principles which underpin great visual comedy. ↗

— John Cleese

#american #audience #back #basic #basic principles

From the beginning, Judeo-Christian principles have been the foundation for American public dialogue and government policy. They serve as the solid basis for political activism in support of a better socioeconomic environment. Found in American homes, truth from the Hebrew Christian Bible has enabled individual liberty to prevail over secular empires because it is a practical message about reality from man’s Creator. In their quest for liberty, Americans focused upon the conspicuously self-evident “Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God.” It is the governing character of these principles (laws), such as humility, the Golden Rule, and the Ten Commandments, that leads to success. This is the sure foundation upon which man’s right to “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” rests. Called “virtue” by America’s Founding Fathers, the impartial and divine element frees man to do what is right. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (2 Cor. 3:17). ↗

— David A. Norris

#freedom #government #judeo-christian #liberty #life

Glory, built on selfish principles, is shame and guilt. ↗

— William Cowper

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By denying scientific principles, one may maintain any paradox. ↗

— Galileo Galilei

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I'm fighting for the heart and soul of the Republican Party and I think if I win this campaign that people will take notice and the next time they select a candidate, they will look at the principles. ↗

— Doug Hoffman

#candidate #fighting #heart #i #i think

Will you, my countrymen, the descendants of these men, warmed by their blood, inheriting their language, and having the principles for which they struggled confided to your care, allow them to be violated in your hands? ↗

— Joseph Howe

#blood #care #confided #countrymen #descendants

It's not about what the speaker wants. It's not about necessarily what I want. There's two other principles involved here. It's what the constituents in my district want, and they didn't want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget. ↗

— Tim Huelskamp

#balance #budget #ceiling #constituents #cuts