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An economy genuinely local and neighborly offers to localities a measure of security that they cannot derive from a national or a global economy controlled by people who, by principle, have no local commitment. Wendell Berry
Commitment People National Local Security Economy Global Global Economy Principle Genuinely Offers Controlled Cannot Derive Measure Who
The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an open forum. Adlai Stevenson I
Words Free Free Society First Society Open Principle Forum Flow
Act that your principle of action might safely be made a law for the whole world. Immanuel Kant
World Law Made Action Principle Safely Might Act Your Whole
I am, on principle, opposed to war and in favor of peace because I regard peace as a positive good and war as a positive evil. John C. Calhoun
Positive War Good Peace Evil Favor Principle Because Am Opposed Regard
Democracy rests upon two pillars: one, the principle that all men are equally entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; and the other, the conviction that such equal opportunity will most advance civilization. Louis D. Brandeis
Happiness Life Democracy Liberty Opportunity Will Men Entitled Conviction Other Civilization Rests Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Advance Most Equal Equal Opportunity Principle Equally Pillars Two
To me, it really seems visible today that ethics is not something exterior to the economy, which, as technical matter, could function on its own; rather, ethics is an interior principle of the economy itself, which cannot function if it does not take account of the human values of solidarity and reciprocal responsibility. Pope Benedict XVI
Today Me Interior Matter Ethics Values Responsibility Own Reciprocal Visible Solidarity Seems Something Rather Could Take Economy Principle Does Itself Account Human Cannot Which Really Function Technical Human Values Exterior
If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist. Stephen Hawking
Time People Universe Philosophers Broad Complete Everyone Able Shall Take Part Principle Understandable Scientists Discover Exist Discussion Just Ordinary Ordinary People Then Should Theory Why
As our knees and hips and eyesight deteriorate, we become more dependable, less impulsive, kinder, and less moody. Psychologists call this the maturity principle. My own life experience fits this principle to a T. Angela Duckworth
Life Experience Moody Maturity Become Own Our Kinder Eyesight Life Experience Deteriorate My Own More Knees Call Principle Hips Fits Dependable Impulsive Psychologists Less
String theory has the potential to show that all of the wondrous happenings in the universe - from the frantic dance of subatomic quarks to the stately waltz of orbiting binary stars; from the primordial fireball of the big bang to the majestic swirl of heavenly galaxies - are reflections of one, grand physical principle, one master equation. Brian Greene
Binary Dance Master Big Stars Universe Stately String String Theory Frantic Physical Potential Majestic Primordial Principle Big Bang Equation Reflections Bang Waltz Wondrous Heavenly Happenings Grand Galaxies Show Theory
This country was founded upon the principle that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - those rights are what make America great, and they belong to each and every one of us. Charles B. Rangel
Happiness Life Great Rights Liberty Country Every Those Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Make Principle America Endowed Inalienable Us Certain Each Founded Belong
The extension of women's rights is the basic principle of all social progress. Charles Fourier
Rights Women Equality Progress Principle Social Social Progress Basic Extension
In principle the great religions of the world do not differ as much as they appear to. Ernest Holmes
Great World Religions Principle Differ Much Appear
That sacred space of conscience where you can exercise your rights in terms of religious freedom and deeply-held, reasonable beliefs is the core of human dignity. In fact, that's the basis for civilization itself. And when you lose that fundamental principle... you have no basis on which to build. Jeff Fortenberry
Freedom You Rights Dignity Space Build Lose Religious Religious Freedom Civilization Fact Sacred Terms Principle Exercise Itself Human Where In Fact Which Human Dignity Your Reasonable Beliefs Fundamental Fundamental Principle Conscience Basis Core
One just principle from the depths of a cave is more powerful than an army. Jose Marti
Army More Powerful Principle Cave Than Just Depths
Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. Joseph Wood Krutch
You Cats Pet Seem Never Principle Does Go Any Want Ask Harm
We are accountable for our actions as we exercise our moral agency. If we understand this principle and make righteous choices, our lives will be blessed. L. Lionel Kendrick
Will Blessed Our Our Lives Righteous Moral Make Principle Exercise Understand Accountable Agency Choices Actions Lives
In Taoist philosophy, 'yin' is the feminine principle, representing the forces of earth, while 'yang' is the masculine principle, representing spirit. Marianne Williamson
Earth Philosophy Spirit Masculine Principle Forces Yang Feminine Yin Representing While
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice. Otto von Bismarck
Man Practice Approve Slightest Says Out Carrying Something He Principle Intention Means
As every successful parent learns, one way to encourage good behavior, from room-cleaning to tooth-brushing, is to make it fun. Not surprisingly, the same principle applies to adults. Adults like to have fun, too. Richard Thaler
Good Have Fun Behavior Every Too Way One-Way Parent Adult Like Make Principle Learns Surprisingly Encourage Same Successful Good Behavior Fun
Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism. Thomas Jefferson
Despotism Immediate Vital Parent Force Principle
Stop being conned by the old mantra that says, 'Leaders are cool, managers are dweebs.' Instead, follow the Peters Principle: Leaders are cool. Managers are cool too! Tom Peters
Old Too Says Follow Instead Leaders Principle Managers Stop Being Mantra Cool Conned
I believe America is the most powerful country in the world and is a country that stands on principle. Its principles are enshrined in its very foundation and constitution, and it has a duty to serve humanity. America has a duty to follow its conscience to reject repression. It must reject oppression. It must reject humiliation. Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Constitution Humanity Oppression World Humiliation Country Duty Believe Enshrined Must Follow Powerful Most Most Powerful Principle Principles Very America Repression Stands Foundation Serve Conscience Reject
By what principle of original right is it that one-fiftieth or one-ninetieth of a great nation, by calling themselves a State, have the right to break up and ruin that nation as a matter of original principle? Abraham Lincoln
Great Matter Nation State Ruin Great Nation Principle Calling Up Break Break Up Themselves Original Right
A war for a great principle ennobles a nation. Albert Pike
Politics War Great Nation Great Principle Principle
Any man who has once proclaimed violence as his method is inevitably forced to take the lie as his principle. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Man Lie Once Take Forced Principle Inevitably Method His Any Proclaimed Who Violence
Protecting free speech is not only a matter of principle, it is also pragmatic. Amal Clooney
Matter Free Free Speech Only Also Protecting Principle Pragmatic Speech
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