#principle

The first principle of a civilized state is that the power is legitimate only when it is under contract. ↗

— Walter Lippmann

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The dread of evil is a much more forcible principle of human actions than the prospect of good. ↗

— John Locke

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Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears. ↗

— F. L. Lucas

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The ideals and principles for which Dr King fought have never been forgotten and are as relevant today as they were 40 years ago. ↗

— George Lucas

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Ideology and communication more often than not run into each other rather than complement each other. Principle and communication work together. Ideology and communication often work apart. ↗

— Frank Luntz

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The principles behind explaining and educating the product or the elected official is similar, even though the actual execution of it is very, very different. ↗

— Frank Luntz

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Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century. ↗

— Tran Duc Luong

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A major fault, for example, is the fact that, along with the materialist principle, Darwin introduced into his theory of evolution reactionary Malthusian ideas. ↗

— Trofim Lysenko

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The principle part of faith is patience. ↗

— George MacDonald

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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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