#principles

America's strength is not our diversity; our strength is our ability to unite people of different backgrounds around common principles. A common language is necessary to reach that goal. ↗

— Ernest Istook

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My father was the son of immigrants, and he grew up bilingual, but English is what my father taught me and what he spoke to me. America's strength is not our diversity; it is our ability to unite around common principles even when we come from different backgrounds. ↗

— Ernest Istook

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Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government. ↗

— Thomas Jefferson

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Throughout out history, when people have looked for new ways to solve their problems, and to uphold the principles of this nation, many times they have turned to political parties. They have often turned to the Democratic Party. ↗

— Barbara Jordan

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As the Constitution endures, persons in every generation can invoke its principles in their own search for greater freedom. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

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The case for freedom, the case for our constitutional principles the case for our heritage has to be made anew in each generation. The work of freedom is never done. ↗

— Anthony Kennedy

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While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

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The American foreign policy trauma of the sixties and seventies was caused by applying valid principles to unsuitable conditions. ↗

— Henry A. Kissinger

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By the time I returned to Czechoslovakia, I had an understanding of the principles of the market. ↗

— Vaclav Klaus

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I also helped write the five-page statement of principles that Civic Forum issued in late November. That was the first public expression of what the new government wanted to do. ↗

— Vaclav Klaus

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