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1. but he was no less principled for all that
2. It was disloyal to a man as principled as Theoton to believe he
3. - the same stubborn, principled, soldier’s daughter he had remembered
4. When a society begins to lose its moral compass or becomes less critical of questionable points of views or unseemly behavior that diminishes an individual‘s intellectual and moral character, however, and when principled and far-sighted judgments(s) become increasingly muddled and uncertain and when that society fails to exercise reasonable discretion by indiscriminately embracing every hare-brained idea for tolerance sake or taking every (novel) proposition at its face value without giving serious thought to the matter and when an individual, lest he or she be perceived as close-minded or confrontational, remains on the sidelines as a casual observer rather than an active participant, such actions or inactions, whatever the case may be, must inevitably usher the moral and intellectual decline of that society
5. That crime rates have increased dramatically over the last forty years doesn‘t alter the principled argument that crime is indifferent to race or ethnicity
6. during the early years (1949) of the Cold War to secure and defend, through a system of ―collective defense,‖ democratic nations against Soviet (Communist) expansion ideologically opposed to principled notions of Liberty and Freedom
7. Addendum to the above: The undermining of traditional values has precipitated a socially divisive undercurrent in our nation that has further alienated lower income groups from the very values and customs that typically defined ―middle-class‖ success; principled standards that have (historically) improved (its) social and economic standing in a variety of ways over the years
8. either because he or she needs the money or because these collectibles no longer hold the same intrinsic ―value‖ that they once did, so why not part with (them) for a profit? This is not meant to imply, however, that that individual‘s principled belief system has been fundamentally modified in any manner; such accommodations do not (necessarily) alter the underlying (moral) assumptions that (otherwise) defines that individual
9. I prefer to believe, however, that he simply lacked principled core values and that his pursuit of power was/is simply a political end game common among people of his generation, especially those situated on the left side of the political equation
10. 3) A gradual departure from the Church‘s principled teachings in favor of social reform
11. In this manner an individual must tend to his or her moral development; that is to say, seek proper guidance in a way that reinforces principled rules of conduct; what an individual should do and avoid doing consonant with ―what the heart teaches‖ (Natural Law)
12. Christ‘s principled teachings are oftentimes questioned by Secularists, Atheists and (nominal) ―Christians‖ alike who routinely disclaim their authenticity by either challenging scriptural interpretations or biblical precedence(s) mentioned in His teachings; that is to say, questioning whether or not Christ specifically said this or said that or whether His (contemporary) followers/biographers simply put words in His mouth in order to lend legitimacy to an incipient religious movement inasmuch as Christ, Himself, never 122
13. What: By his principled opposition to slavery (though he felt bound by the Constitution's recognition of it) Van Buren delayed both a war of aggression with Mexico to expand slavery and the genocide of California Indians that followed
14. The political climber became more principled with time
15. His principled, though limited, opposition would have stopped the Trail of Tears and removal of some of the tribes
16. This congregation had lost their building but now had the great advantage of being seen as brave victims and principled martyrs who were being turned out on to the street by a harsh, triumphalist and compromised Church of Scotland
17. Then it was the half man-half lion, Narasimha, the pygmean man, Vamana, the intemperate man, Parasurama, the principled man, Sri Rama, the pragmatic man, Sri Krishna, the enlightened man, The Buddha, and finally the yet to come destroyer of a man, Kalki
18. Being very honest, plain speaking and principled, he would never tell his Gods what they wanted to hear, and frequently made them look or feel stupid when he pointed out their blunders to them
19. I understand that her story and character since 1980 has changed many times, but that she is now a high-flight, principled lawyer 527
20. In fact, her role as the principled lawyer Jennifer Walters had been more important to the plot than her role as the She-Hulk
21. of this highly principled, young man
22. And Nick, a principled guy, who read Dostojevski during our travels because that's what you should read, joined me in the cause
23. principled, and insist on awarding the prize to the story about the same-sex couple, but at my age the
24. principled and the most truly noble are those that go against the grain
25. However, in the end, it was the principled opposition from a handful of otherwise self-serving Congressmen that put paid to her eagerness to ascend the gaddi
26. But she was balking out of…what? Some principled bullshit that if it couldn’t last, it wasn’t worth pursuing at all? Did she think they could just turn it off like a switch?
27. Yet, the principled conservative supports individual freedom and privacy as well as lack of government influence and control over one"s personal decisions, even when those decisions may be misguided or wrong (so long as the law is not violated)
28. The principled conservative would then say abortion is to be banned or limited only if it breaks the law, which of course begs the question of what the law should be
29. Is it possible to straddle a middle ground between the position of abortion on demand versus those declaring it to be murder in every circumstance? The principled conservative should say yes, as abortion falls into the dicey area of both religious beliefs and sexuality
30. The principled conservative must deal with society as it is and acknowledges there is no wide-spread consensus for treating abortion like homicide—a requirement for converting a religious belief into the secular criminal law
31. And the principled conservative should support limitations on funding, as well as appropriate regulations concerning consent and parental notification that can be as broad as any state decides
32. This indeed may be one of the few times the principled conservative will quote President Clinton, who opined that abortion should be safe, legal and rare
33. But the principled conservative must address sex, because there must be guiding principles as to how and when public policy should have anything to do or say about what goes on in peoples" bedrooms or other private places where private parts meet
34. That does not mean the principled conservative views what goes in a marriage as a subject for government interference, or that marriages are stuck in time in terms of their functionality
35. The principled conservative simply wants government to stay out of being a family counselor, and let families and yes, religions, nurture socially acceptable practices for sexuality and relationships
36. ” As described below, this is not only inaccurate but almost irrelevant to the principled conservative, who believes that ethics and morality comes from family and very close friends—not the government and not from an ethics class in college or business school
37. Remember that the principled conservative accepts human nature as it is—and sex is a basic human need like eating and going to the bathroom
38. The principled conservative would say that in general, public policy should be the same in regards to sex between consenting adults
39. citizens are having too much or not enough sex, the principled conservative should fling a shoe at the TV or computer screen
40. If the Census Bureau ever wants to ask the question “are you getting enough sex?” the principled conservative"s response should be that this is a private matter and it"s none of the government"s damn business
41. If sex is a private matter, why should anyone from child to senior citizen be receiving brochures about these matters? It is recognized that conservatives are often criticized for intolerance, insensitivity, and hypocrisy in this area, but the principled conservative would remind all concerned that consistency and fairness are the goal
42. Yes we recognize that some will be offended by a gay pride parade in San Francisco with half-naked men on a float, but what about young girls flashing their breasts for beads during Mardi Gras in New Orleans? The principled conservative recognizes that if one is fair game, why not the other?
43. The principled conservative is both protective of individual privacy but also rightly concerned about the tone and tenor of American culture
44. So how is the principled conservative to resolve the matter? Is a person"s sexuality the same immutable characteristic as race, gender or hair color, that cannot change (well, absent surgery or hair coloring)? We would rightly call anyone a bigot who dislikes or hates a person solely because of such a characteristic
45. So how does the principled conservative view being gay—a choice or genetic? Unlike the choice of whether there is a God, this is a decision that we really do need an answer to in the present and is also one that might even be answered scientifically in our lifetimes
46. Because the principled conservative errs on the side of human freedom and less government interference in private lives, at present and until shown otherwise the principled conservative should conclude this is genetic versus simply a lifestyle choice
47. One also has to ask in the greater societal context, are two gay people in a monogamous relationship a worse threat to society than sexually promiscuous heterosexuals? The principled conservative would say of course not
48. Further, in a free and tolerant America, these principled conservative views are in stark contrast to those societies which would clearly condemn gays and discriminate immensely—the totalitarian/terrorist Islamic states and their adherents in free societies
49. But the principled conservative would respond in two ways
50. So, from a starting point, the principled conservative should be skeptical about arguments against gay and lesbian marriage