Quotes About Principle

I think anything which improves services is in principle a good thing.

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.

It is my principle never to accept any donations from any government or any foreign funded organisation.

American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just.

If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he'll eat you last.

I would not be the mere President of a Party. I feel bound to administer the government untrammeled by party schemes.

The federal government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it . . . is now universally admitted.

Here is my first principle of foreign policy: good government at home.

Power without principle is barren, but principle without power is futile. This is a party of government, and I will lead it as a party of government.

I am for the First Amendment from the first word to the last. I believe it means what it says.

I have no intention of hiding who I am because I know I have done nothing wrong.

A general principle of good taxation is that similar jobs, and similar kinds of compensation, should be taxed the same way: otherwise, the government is effectively subsidizing some jobs over others.

Stand up and pledge with me: A government of the United States is not on the auction block. And America is not for sale!

In principle... no government in the world can accept an armed terrorist group, some of them coming from abroad, controlling streets and villages in the name of jihad.

I'm glad my name stands for the principle that everyone has the right to force the government to justify his imprisonment.

The alternative to the market process is government control, and we know where that principle leads.

I believe in the principle that I can make a difference in this world. It may be ever so small, but it will count for the greater good.

Read. Read all the time. Read as a matter of principle, as a matter of self-respect. Read as a nourishing staple of life." (Wellesly High School commencement speech, "You Are Not Special", 6-12)

I ain't got no quarrel with them Viet Cong.

The success of any great moral enterprise does not depend upon numbers.

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

The one great principle of English law is to make business for itself.

A war for a great principle ennobles a nation.

I think it's really great when you stand up for something that you really believe, even if you get heat for it.