The object of this Essay is to assert one very simple principle, as entitled to govern absolutely the dealings of society with the individual in the way of compulsion and control, whether the means used be physical force in the form of legal penalties, or the moral coercion of public opinion. That principle is, that the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinions of others, to do so would be wise, or even right. These are good reasons for remonstrating with him, or reasoning with him, or persuading him, or entreating him, but not for compelling him, or visiting him with any evil, in case he do otherwise. To justify that, the conduct from which it is desired to deter him must be calculated to produce evil to someone else. The only part of the conduct of any one, for which he is amenable to society, is that which concerns others. In the part which merely concerns himself, his independence is, of right, absolute. Over himself, over his own body and mind, the individual is sovereign.
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...we ought not meanwhile to make use of doubt in the conduct of life.
The Seven Social Sins are: Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Worship without sacrifice. Politics without principle.From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925.
It's okay to be honest about not knowing rather than spreading falsehood. While it is often said that honesty is the best policy, silence is the second best policy.
Timeless principles never age, and truth is as young as the day it was spoken into existence.
Diligence is God__ principle
People who gives excuses of lack of growth simply don__ know how to apply the principle of increase
People who gives excuses of lack of growth simply don__ know how to apply the principle of increase is practically inevitable.
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Mirabelle always ate her lunch on Brighton beach if the weather was in any way passable, but out of sheer principle she never paid tuppence for a chair. We did not win the war to have to pay to sit down, she frequently found herself thinking.
The principles of kingdom of God are imprinted on human spirit
Industry, technology, and commerce can thrive only as long as an idealistic national community offers the necessary preconditions. And these do not lie in material egoism, but in a spirit of sacrifice and joyful renunciation.
So dangerous it is for a man to come into the acquisition of great fortune before he matures in virtues and principles.
For starters, that__ a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there _ and according to the pioneers of time travel, it__ one of the foundation stones of the Theory behind it. It__ something of a paradox _ a mind-boggling annotation in the ever-puzzling and ever growing Anals of History. (Some readers may still be thinking that should be __nnals_ _ however, the author of this work cannot be blamed for what you may think.)
Never let the principle of what you believe in become more important than the person.
Nothing will bind the eyes of man quicker than the touch of compromise. A principle not compromised is a principle worth dying for. A dream not compromised is a dream worth living for.
PULL and PUSH" are basic principles of life. You must PULL to work hard and then PUSH to give hard"... The reason why we gain is to give!
God is the source of wisdom for dream accomplishment. This is the principal principle.