#principle

Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles. ↗

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Gentlemen, I fervently trust that before long the principle of arbitration may win such confidence as to justify its extension to a wider field of international differences. ↗

— Henry Campbell-Bannerman

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The principle inherent in the clause that prohibits pointless infliction of excessive punishment when less severe punishment can adequately achieve the same purposes invalidates the punishment. ↗

— William J. Brennan

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It is better to be defeated on principle than to win on lies. ↗

— Arthur Calwell

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Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles. ↗

— Will Carling

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The basic principle which I believe has contributed more than any other to the building of our business as it is today, is the ownership of our company by the people employed in it. ↗

— James E. Casey

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The movement of the emitters of the spectral lines may be deduced on the basis of the Doppler principle. ↗

— Johannes Stark

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Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security. ↗

— Yitzhak Rabin

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Islam is in principle egalitarian, and has always had problems with power. ↗

— Mary Douglas

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My father taught me that you have to stand by your principles. ↗