“The secular university is scandalized by the claims of revelation. Those who have, for whatever historical reasons, become seekers-on-principle, cannot tolerate the allegation that truth is a gift. To have to receive offends those who have determined to take.” ReasonChristianityPrinciplesTruth IsClaimsHistoricalUniversityDeterminedRevelationsTolerateSecularSeekersAllegations Author:Louis Mackey
“[the virtues] cannot exist without Prudence. A proof of this is that everyone, even at the present day, in defining Virtue, after saying what disposition it is [i.e. moral virtue] and specifying the things with which it is concerned, adds that it is a disposition determined by the right principle; and the right principle is the principle determined by Prudence.” MoralPrinciplesVirtueConcernedAddDeterminedProofDispositionPrudenceDefiningPresent DayMoral Virtues Author:Aristotle
“Of course, in the reality of history, the Machiavellian view which glorifies the principle of violence has been able to dominate.Not the compromising conciliatory politics of humaneness, not the Erasmian, but rather the politics of vested power which firmly exploits every opportunity, politics in the sense of the "Principe," has determined the development of European history ever since.” Has BeensRealityAbleCoursesOpportunityViewsPrinciplesHistoryViolenceDevelopmentEuropeDeterminedCompromiseExploitsGlorifyEuropean History Author:Stefan Zweig
“No perfect solution is, not merely in practice, but in principle, possible in human affairs, and any determined attempt to produce it is likely to lead to suffering, disillusionment and failure.” HumansSufferingPerfectPrinciplesPracticeProduceSolutionsAffairDeterminedDisillusionment Author:Isaiah Berlin
“The person determined to achieve maximum success learns the principle that progress is made one step at a time.” PersonsMadeStepsPrinciplesProgressAchieveDeterminedMaximumOne Step At A TimeSmall Stuff Book:The Magic Of Thinking Big Source: The Magic Of Thinking Big
“I have always been determined to never compromise my faith or my principles. I always relied on my God-given talent when I took the field. So the idea of using PED's to enhance my performance was a line I chose not to cross.” IdeasGivenLinesPrinciplesTalentFieldsCrossesPerformancesDeterminedCompromiseNever CompromiseGod Given Talents Author:Tim Salmon