It is often easier to fight for principles than to live up to them.

Quote by Adlai E Stevenson

Topics: Principles Quotes

What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for...

What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for...

In quiet places, reason abounds.

In quiet places, reason abounds.

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

He who slings mud generally loses ground.

If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the...

If the Republicans will stop telling lies about the Democrats, we will stop telling the...

The definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be...

The definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be...

In youth, everything seems possible; but we reach a point in the middle years when...

In youth, everything seems possible; but we reach a point in the middle years when...

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth

A politician is a statesman who approaches every question with an open mouth

Making peace is harder than making war.

Making peace is harder than making war.

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never...

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never...

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until...

Man is a strange animal. He generally cannot read the handwriting on the wall until...

Saskatchewan is much like Texas- except it's more friendly to the United States.

Saskatchewan is much like Texas- except it's more friendly to the United States.

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now...

There was a time when a fool and his money were soon parted, but now...

Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can...

Accuracy to a newspaper is what virtue is to a lady; but a newspaper can...

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an...

The first principle of a free society is an untrammeled flow of words in an...

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol and alcohol.

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes...

I have tried to talk about the issues in this campaign... and this has sometimes...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...

It is not the years in your life but the life in your years that...