Save for his stumble on Elian, Gore has stuck to principle, most recently voting for normalising trade with China against his union constituency.
Sticking to principles is a proof of honesty.
"Good leaders have a way of sticking to principles and getting people to follow," he said.
Republicans say they are being resolute in sticking to principles they believe in.
The challenge for the company now will be to stick to principles.
Among those who said the president should "stick to principles", he also won.
"In almost every chapter of Chuck's life, there is this theme of sticking to principles, almost to a fault.
Should parties sacrifice power to stick to principles or should winning be the main objective, even if it means betraying principles?
To them, the best way to address the crisis is to stick to principles, the most important of which is preserving price stability.
While priests and bishops "stick to principles," he said, "we leave a lot of the messiness of politics up to you".
Iran's behaviour has still to change, but Mr Obama's mixture of diplomatic overtures and sticking to principles has left its rulers rattled and lonely.
