Sentence examples for principle instead from inspiring English sources

Christopher Hitchens: "I'd prefer to think of this as a genuine disagreement on principle instead of a grudge match.

I believe that if Holbrooke had stood on principle instead of political convenience, we would have won U.N. dues without restrictions on women's health.

People tend not to care about equality as an abstract principle; instead, they use fairness to negotiate their place in a social hierarchy.

This will optimize traffic because intervals between trains will be dynamically determined using moving block principle instead of fixed blocks.

To begin with, Dedekind does not start with an axiom of infinity, as a fundamental principle; instead, he tries to prove the existence of infinite sets.

An equation of motion of the system can be extracted by requiring the maximum-entropy principle (instead of the principle of least action).

At first, he insisted that he and Lieberman announce a set of climate-change "principles" instead of a bill.

Proponents of conservative views that require sober argument from empirical facts and generally accepted principles, instead merely assert them with religious fervor.

When young people go into finance, I hope that they'll show judgment, balance and principles instead of their elders' penchant for greed and rigging the system.

The world is changing, and if we want a viable two-party system, the Republicans should re-evaluate their principles instead of trying to pound an increasingly large square peg into a shrinking round hole.

The lesson from the unprecedented mobilization here in Ohio over the last six months is that you win by standing up for decency and fairness, that you stick to your core principles instead of seeking compromise with Republicans, and that elections are won when you can distill the anger, the passion and the enthusiasm of ordinary working people into a genuinely grass-roots campaign.