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Letter "P" » principles
«He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own.»
«A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.»
«Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.»
«A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.»
«All universal moral principles are idle fancies.»
Author: Marquis De Sade
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Novelist)
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Keywords:
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Universals
«Advocates of capitalism are very apt to appeal to the sacred principles of liberty, which are embodied in one maxim: The fortunate must not be restrained in the exercise of tyranny over the unfortunate»
Author: Bertrand Russell
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Logician,
Philosopher)
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About:
Capitalism
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Keywords:
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The Advocate,
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«A country where flowers are priced so as to make them a luxury has yet to learn the first principles of civilization»
Author: Chinese Proverbs
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About:
Civilization
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Keywords:
as to,
civilization,
Civilization I,
country,
first principle,
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flowers,
luxury,
priced,
pricing,
principles,
so as to
«A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example.»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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Keywords:
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example,
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first principle,
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Return to,
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«A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.»
«Freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of person under the protection of the habeas corpus; and trial by juries impartially selected, - these principles form the bright constellation which has gone before us»
Author: Thomas Jefferson
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Author,
President)
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About:
Freedom
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Keywords:
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corpus,
freedom of religion,
freedom of the press,
habeas corpus,
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Selecting,
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the press,
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