Sound moral principle is the only sure evidence of strength, the only firm foundation of greatness and perpetuity. Where this is lacking, no man's character is strong; no nation's life can be lasting.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.
All too often arrogance accompanies strength, and we must never assume that justice is on the side of the strong. The use of power must always be accompanied by moral choice.
Moral courage is higher and a rarer virtue than physical courage.
While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.
A nation cannot be truly great without a moral compass.
It has been said that a nation reveals its character by the values it upholds.
Strong men have sound ideas and the force to make these ideas effective.
Its easy to have principles when you're rich. The important thing is to have principles when you're poor.
There is no principle worth the name if it is not wholly good.
The most useful thing about a principle is that it can always be sacrificed to expediency.