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Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.
Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained will be permanent whether to individuals or nations unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.
Since the nature of people is bad to become corrected they must be taught by teachers and to be orderly they must acquire ritual and moral principles.
This is a war universe. War all the time. That is its nature. There may be other universes based on all sorts of other principles but ours seems to be based on war and games.
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil.
Custom is our nature. What are our natural principles but principles of custom?
Almost the only persons who may be said to comprehend even approximately the significance principles and purposes of Socialism are the chief leaders of the extreme wings of the Socialistic forces and perhaps a few of the money kings themselves.
A man is usually more careful of his money than he is of his principles.
It is money money money! Not ideas not principles but money that reigns supreme in American politics.
A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.
The 'morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise it is said and principles should never be compromised.
The same principles which at first view lead to skepticism pursued to a certain point bring men back to common sense.
We should have a State in which we could live and breathe as free men and which we could develop according to our own lights and culture and where principles of Islamic social justice could find free play.
It is generally in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper principles and designs.