Quote by Thomas Jefferson
In matters of principals, stand like a rock; in matters of taste,

In matters of principals, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. – Thomas Jefferson

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I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson

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The American doctrinaire is the converse of the American demagogue, and, in this way, is scarcely less injurious to the public. The first deals in poetry, the last in cant. He is as much a visionary on one side, as the extreme theoretical democrat is a visionary on the other. – James Fenimore Cooper

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In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a principal. – Jacques Barzun

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You cant live principals you cant understand. – Stephen Covey

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Amid the pressure of great events, a general principle gives no help. – G. W. F. Hegel

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