Principles

"Harper insisted he took a principled stand by staunchly supporting the Israeli offensive, even though it killed an entire Montreal family during their holidays. .... "One thing Canadians will increasingly understand about me is I will make my own decisions," he said.
"Our government will take whatever position we think is right - particularly on strategic matters - whether we think it's popular or unpopular in the short term." (canoe.ca)

People admire people who stick to their principles. But why? Shouldn't they be more concerned about whether those principles are any good to begin with?


Everyone has principles,
Some are to die for,
Some are to cry over.

Some, reinforced by iron will
are licenses to kill