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#principles

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At the descriptive level, certainly, you would expect different cultures to develop different sorts of ethics and obviously they have; that doesn't mean that you can't think of overarching ethical principles you would want people to follow in all kinds of places.


Peter Singer


#cultures #descriptive #develop #different #different cultures

From principles is derived probability, but truth or certainty is obtained only from facts.


Tom Stoppard


#derived #facts #obtained #only #principles

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.


Naguib Mahfouz


#accused #between #choice #given #heresy

I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity of his mind, and please do not forget to meditate upon the subject of our discussion.


Nicolas Malebranche


#beg #discussion #dwell #forget #his

The U.K. needs a system for family migration underpinned by three simple principles. One: that those who come here should do so on the basis of a genuine relationship. Two: that migrants should be able to pay their way. And three: that they are able to integrate into British society.


Theresa May


#basis #british #come #family #genuine

I was conducted in the evening to a tavern where several of the weavers who advocate the principles of the People's Charter were in the habit of assembling.


Henry Mayhew


#assembling #charter #conducted #evening #habit

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.


Jonathan Mayhew


#arguing #bad #either #his way #may

The task of a priest, in some respects, may be different today, but the principles upon which Herbert built his life as a priest are of universal application.


Arthur Middleton


#be different #built #different #herbert #his

There is a certain logic to events that pushes you along a certain path. You go along the path that feels the most true, and most according to the principles that are guiding you, and that's the way the decisions are made.


Michael Nesmith


#along #certain #decisions #events #feels

It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.


Eugene Ormandy


#flexible #money #principles #very #well






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