There can, therefore, be no doubt that Presbyterians do carry out the principle that Church power vests in the Church itself, and that the people have a right to a substantive part in its discipline and government. Charles Hodge
There is more selfishness and less principle among members of Congress than I had any conception of, before I became President of the U.S. James K. Polk
There is only one principle of war and that's this. Hit the other fellow, as quickly as you can, as hard as you can, where it hurts him most, when he ain't lookin'. William J. Slim
There's a basic principle about consumer electronics: it gets more powerful all the time and it gets cheaper all the time. that's true of all types of consumer electronics. Trip Hawkins
Therefore I feel that the aforementioned guiding principle must be modified to read: If you desire peace, cultivate justice, but at the same time cultivate the fields to produce more bread; otherwise there will be no peace. Norman Borlaug
They enlarged the domains of commerce by treaties with all nations, upon the great principle of equal justice to all nations, and special favors to none. Robert Toombs
They fail to recognize the broad biological principle that organic material is constantly being recycled. Everything has a time of being - a birth, a life span, and a death. Dixie Lee Ray
This foundational principle - that human beings derive their rights from God, rather than from the State, or any other source - is what made America different. Ernie Fletcher
This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like evolution and that futurists are learning about anticipating human society: just because a future scenario is plausible doesn't mean we can get there from here. Kevin Kelly
This nation was conceived in liberty and dedicated to the principle - among others - that honest men may honestly disagree; that if they all say what they think, a majority of the people will be able to distinguish truth from error. Elmer Davis
Times have changed since George Herbert... but the principle and spirit in which he ministered as a priest remains an inspiration and model for all priests. Arthur Middleton
To speak, therefore, of an electric current in the nerves, is to use quite as symbolic an expression as if we compared the action of the nervous principle with light or magnetism. Johannes P. Muller
Two kinds of men generally best succeed in political life; men of no principle, but of great talent; and men of no talent, but of one principle - that of obedience to their superiors. Wendell Phillips
