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first principles
«The proclamation and repetition of first principles is a constant feature of life in our democracy. Active adherence to these principles, however, has always been considered un-American. We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all first principles of liberty, and, further, to indict those who do not freely join with us in happily arrogating those principles.»
Author: David Mamet
(Playwright)
| Keywords:
adherence, feature, first principles, happily, indict, indicted, indicting, proclamation, recipients, repetition, un-American
«To have doubted one's own first principles is the mark of a civilized man.»
Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes
(Humorist, Physician, Poet, Professor, Writer)
| About:
Doubt,
Principles
| Keywords:
civilized, doubted, first principle, first principles, The Mark, The Mark of
«For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.»
«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
| About:
Civilization
| Keywords:
as to, civilization, Civilization I, country, first principle, first principles, flowers, luxury, priced, pricing, principles, so as to
«Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles»
Author: Confucius
| About:
Principles
| Keywords:
faithfulness, first principle, first principles, sincerity
«There is no arguing with one who denies first principles»
Author: Latin Proverb
| About:
Principles
| Keywords:
arguing, denies, first principle, first principles, principles
«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
| Keywords:
caused, contrary, example, first cause, first principle, first principles, good example, imitate, influence, one-man, principles, republic, return, Return to, strive, virtues, wicked
«We've gone astray from first principles. We've lost sight of the rule that individual freedom and ingenuity are at the very core of everything that we've accomplished. Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives.»
Author: Ronald Reagan
(President)
| Keywords:
accomplished, astray, core, duty, first principle, first principles, gone, ingenuity, principles, protect, sight