Quotes About Principle

I cannot give active support in the war effort without denying a life-time of practice.

It is the object only of war that makes it honorable.

If we go to war, it must only be with right on our side.

I want to stand by my country, but I cannot vote for war

It seems logical that he who supports total war in principle cannot complain of a war against civilians.

Bush spoke of another principle, that a just war must "support a just cause." In the Persian Gulf, he said, "our cause could not be more noble." What nation has ever said its war was not noble?

The principle on which to manage an army is to set up one standard of courage which all must reach.

It isn't about being fair and equal. It's about the difference between right and wrong." He stared out at the bloody Elinarch. "And this was wrong.

If the truth shall kill them, let them die.

There is a principle which is a bar against all information, which cannot fail to keep a man in everlasting ignorance-that principle is contempt prior to investigation.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

There must be no compromise with slavery - none whatever. Nothing is gained, everything is lost, by subordinating principle to expedience.

The first principle of solid wisdom is discretion, without it all the erudition of life is merely bagatelle.

The important things are always simple.

Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.

To bring deserving things down by setting undeserving things up is one of its perverted delights; and there is no playing fast and loose with the truth, in any game, without growing the worse for it.

To light one candle to God and another to the Devil is the principle of wisdom.

Never, no never, did Nature say one thing, and wisdom another.

Never rebel for the sake of rebelling, but always rebel for the sake of truth.

If I believe in something, I will fight for it, with all I have. But I do not demand all or nothing. I would rather get something than nothing.

Inspirational Quotes on: Honesty, Simplicity, Secret, Universe, Modesty, Peace Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

And I honor the man who is willing to sink half his present repute for the freedom to think, and, when he has thought, be his cause strong or weak, Will risk t' other half for the freedom to speak.

Not to be daily mortifying sin, is to sin against the goodness, kindness, wisdom, grace, and love of God, who hath furnished us with a principle of doing it.

Honor's a thing too subtle for wisdom; if honor lie in eating, he's right honorable.