#principle

Universal suffrage is sound in principle. The radical element is right. ↗

— Rutherford B. Hayes

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The great principle of Western society is that competition rules here as it rules in everything else. The best man - that is to say, the strongest and cleverest - is likely to get the best woman, in the sense of the most beautiful person. ↗

— Lafcadio Hearn

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Governments have never learned anything from history, or acted on principles deducted from it. ↗

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help. ↗

— Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

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The spirit in which the offer was made must of necessity contribute to improving and alleviating the situation of the Jewish people without our renouncing one iota of the great principles upon which our movement is based. ↗

— Theodor Herzl

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Your ability to use the principle of autosuggestion will depend, very largely, upon your capacity to concentrate upon a given desire until that desire becomes a burning obsession. ↗

— Napoleon Hill

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Let me say this loud and clear. There is a world of difference between terrorist acts and the Islamic Shari'a. Islam is not only a religion, but a way of life. And at its heart lie the sacred principles of tolerance and dialogue. ↗

— King Hussein I

#between #clear #dialogue #difference #heart

The more consistent a father can be or a mentor can be in the person's life and teach them principles of real solid manhood, character, integrity and leadership, the more consistent you can be in the person's life and teach them those things at a younger age, and then the better off they'll be. ↗

— Allan Houston

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We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life. ↗

— John Howard

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Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots. ↗

— Victor Hugo

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