Sentence examples for a commitment to principles from inspiring English sources

Faith is a commitment to principles, values, and ethics upheld by religions which before and after the advent of divine religions have unceasingly toiled to liberate human dignity.

Most who opposed the invasion and occupation of Iraq did so not out of some irrational hatred of American culture, but from a commitment to principles our government holds in contempt.

Above all, he called for a commitment to principles higher than the particular interest of this or that nation, especially to human rights, freedom and human dignity, which Havel suggested are a reflection of an "infinite" and "eternal" force.

America, at its best, matches a commitment to principle with a concern for civility.

It is dismaying that such a commitment to principle earned Mr. Lieberman scorn instead of much deserved praise.

George Walker Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States today and, in an Inaugural Address that sought to unify the nation after one of the most disputed elections in its history, asked Americans to match "a commitment to principle with a concern for civility".

Political leadership requires vision, a commitment to principle and a willingness to engage the opposition on the proper role of government in a free society.

Drawing on fond memories of her first job serving ice cream and embarking on something she wanted to be "real and Canadian", the unassuming and increasingly busy scoop shop, opened in 2011 feels just that: friendly, not too flashy, eschewing style for substance and demonstrating a strong commitment to principles, one of them being environmentalism.

17) presents two rival possibilities for the intellectual grounding to Lincoln's opposition to slavery: a "prior commitment to the moral law" as expressed in Plato's "Republic," versus a liberal pragmatic commitment to principles of justice as articulated by John Rawls.

The NBA similarly issued a statement last week, expressing commitment to "principles of inclusion and mutual respect".

It aimed not only at the achievement of naturalization but also at an understanding of and commitment to principles of American life and work.