principle

principle
01. My daughter is studying the [principles] of algebra at school these days.
02. Our society supposedly believes in the [principle] of equality for all.
03. Too many successful businessmen seem to have very few [principles] when it comes to making money.
04. It is simply against my [principles] to lie to anyone.
05. The machine works on the [principle] that heat rises, while cold descends.
06. Karl Marx believed that the social [principles] of Christianity preach the necessity of a ruling and oppressed class.
07. Martin Luther King once remarked that at the center of non-violence stands the [principle] of love.
08. Former President Jimmy Carter once said that we all must adjust to changing times, and still hold to unchanging [principles].
09. Mark Twain once said that [principles] have no real force except when one is well-fed.
10. Legend has it that Isaac Newton formulated the [principle] of gravity while sitting under an apple tree.
11. The most basic [principle] of citizenship is that people should govern themselves.
12. The Koran is interpreted in many different ways, but certain [principles] clearly stand out.
13. According to Gandhi, politics without [principle] is a sin.
14. Under the Soviet system, the economy of Georgia was run on socialist [principles], such as public ownership of the means of production.
15. In April of 1978, Afghanistan's armed forces seized power and established a government based on Islamic [principles].
16. He is a completely [unprincipled] salesman who will do anything to increase his profit margin.

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