Precept Quotes (135 quotes)
![]() | “We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.” ―Ronald Reagan Source/Notes: Excerpts of a Speech by Governor Ronald Reagan, Republican National Convention, Platform Committee Meeting, Miami, Florida, July 31, 1968 - Pre-presidency |
![]() | “Hate the sin and not the sinner is a precept which, though easy enough to understand, is rarely practiced, and that is why the poison of hatred spreads in the world.” ―Mahatma Gandhi Source/Notes: Part IV, Chapter 9, A Tussle with Power - An Autobiography (1927) |
![]() | “The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.” ―Rene Descartes Source/Notes: Le Discours de la Méthode (1637) |
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