The existing principle of selfish interest and competition has been carried to its extreme point; and, in its progress, has isolated the heart of man, blunted the edge of his finest sensibilities, and annihilated all his most generous impulses and sympathies. Francis Wright Scottish Activist More Francis Wright Quotes 0
In Aristotle the mind, regarded as the principle of life, divides into nutrition, sensation, and faculty of thought, corresponding to the inner most important stages in the succession of vital phenomena. Wilhelm Wundt German Psychologist More Wilhelm Wundt Quotes 0
Government itself is founded upon the great doctrine of the consent of the governed, and has its cornerstone in the memorable principle that men are endowed with inalienable rights. Leland Stanford American Educator More Leland Stanford Quotes 0
The movement of the emitters of the spectral lines may be deduced on the basis of the Doppler principle. Johannes Stark Physicist More Johannes Stark Quotes 0
To live for a principle, for the triumph of some reform by which all mankind are to be lifted up to be wedded to an idea may be, after all, the holiest and happiest of marriages. Elizabeth Cady Stanton American Activist More Elizabeth Cady Stanton Quotes 0
It is funny that men who are supposed to be scientific cannot get themselves to realise the basic principle of physics, that action and reaction are equal and opposite, that when you persecute people you always rouse them to be strong and stronger. Gertrude Stein American Author More Gertrude Stein Quotes 0
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. Adlai E. Stevenson American Politician More Adlai E. Stevenson Quotes 0
The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never had any reason for starting, any more than it has any reason for ending. Igor Stravinsky Russian Composer More Igor Stravinsky Quotes 0
Permissiveness is the principle of treating children as if they were adults; and the tactic of making sure they never reach that stage. Thomas Szasz American Psychologist More Thomas Szasz Quotes 0
I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius. Leo Szilard American Scientist More Leo Szilard Quotes 0
We conveyed to President Clinton our acceptance in principle to the proposal ... with our own explanations and interpretations of those proposals in relation to all the issues. Abdel Rahman More Abdel Rahman Quotes 0
Based on this principle, we rule it illegal to use civilians as human shields, and we also rule it illegal to use civilians to pass military warnings from the army to those the army wants to arrest. Aharon Barak More Aharon Barak Quotes 0
The most important issue to be discussed today is the principle that needs to be established between the two countries. Only when we agree on starting talks on ... major issues, can we start sharing the ideas of principles. Akitaka Saiki More Akitaka Saiki Quotes 0
These numbers are not important to us because Republican voters focus on principle, not public polls which will continue bouncing around. Alberto Martinez More Alberto Martinez Quotes 0
A principle of justice is that the defense needs to be able to conduct interviews in a privileged setting. Otherwise there could be a perception of unfairness or abuse. Alexandra Milenov More Alexandra Milenov Quotes 0
The double law of attraction and radiation or of sympathy and antipathy, of fixedness and movement, which is the principle of Creation, and the perpetual cause of life. Albert Pike American Lawyer More Albert Pike Quotes 0
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. A war for commercial supremacy, upon some shallow pretext, is despicable, and more than ought else demonstrates to what immeasurable depths of baseness men and nations can descend. Albert Pike American Lawyer More Albert Pike Quotes 0
The only really good thing was the principle to have an independent commissioner. Allan Cutler More Allan Cutler Quotes 0
The principle is important, because you need someone not under government control whose responsibility it is to investigate and find out the facts and come up with some conclusions. Allan Cutler More Allan Cutler Quotes 0
Integrity in research and scholarship is a bedrock principle of MIT. Research misconduct violates this principle and MIT takes any allegations of research misconduct very seriously. Alice Gast More Alice Gast Quotes 0
This is a matter of principle. It's about our right to know the truth about why our loved ones were killed. It's about protecting our democracy and our system of checks and balances. Alice Hoglan More Alice Hoglan Quotes 0
The Republican Party is committed to the basic principle that everyone deserves a chance to achieve the American Dream. Alphonso Jackson More Alphonso Jackson Quotes 0
In my 30 years in the industry, this is the principle that has been the most consistently misunderstood or ignored. Andy Rappaport More Andy Rappaport Quotes 0