The phrase "lofty principles" is correct and can be used in written English.
For example, you could say, "The company prides itself in following lofty principles that emphasize integrity and fairness."
Familiar lofty principles will not be enough.
We cannot be fooled by opportunists hiding behind seemingly lofty principles to feather their own nests.
Turning such lofty principles into a real agreement will be a complex task.
And we certainly should presume that Congress was motivated by these lofty principles.
It married a love of noise with thoughtfulness and sensitivity, putting a trash soundtrack to lofty principles and uncommon erudition.
Mr. Paul, a darling of the Tea Party movement, had been cruising to almost certain election on the lofty principles of smaller government and less spending.
A welfare white paper, long on lofty principle, but desperately short on detail.
Take Ms. McTeer as Veronica, Michael's wife, a writer of lofty principle and culture, as she likes to remind everyone.
In parallel, a boom in affordable travel has turned free movement from a lofty principle to a messier reality.
Down the years, most elements of the left have fallen for the idea that so long as the ends embody this or that lofty principle, the means can be as unpleasant as need be.
The only way we can achieve an actual and concrete embodiment of the lofty principle of citizenship is through the activation of ethnic and religious minority-based organisations and engagement in a common struggle on the ground bringing together a diverse broad coalition of different forces, ethnic and religious groups, civil liberties and human rights organizations and political currents.
