#principle

Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing wants of the country. ↗

— Maximilien Robespierre

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It is often said by reformers that government should be conducted upon business principles. ↗

— John Buchanan Robinson

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We believe in individual initiative, personal responsibility, opportunity, freedom, small government, the Constitution. These principles, these American principles are key to getting our economy back to being successful and leading the world. ↗

— Mitt Romney

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The mongers brought them together upon a mutual surrender of their principles. ↗

— Robert Toombs

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You have to have that organizational principle behind the song. ↗

— Tom Verlaine

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Democratic principles are the result of equality of condition. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

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