abstract principle
Example Sentences
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But there was a frustrating disconnect between the mutual respect and tolerance they enjoyed in person, on the one hand, and the indifference they encountered to the abstract principle of tolerance and respect for all.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 3, 2018
It would be much easier to care about Miller’s doxing, if only as an abstract principle, if it were clear when the platform plans to start.
From The Verge • Jun. 27, 2018
“I think in ways different from typical posture and budget hearings, this one is more personal to him. This isn’t an abstract principle to him. He lived it.”
From New York Times • Jun. 11, 2014
The religious wars had implanted in both young men a horror of the craving for faith, for service to an abstract principle or to a charismatic leader.
From The Guardian • Feb. 10, 2012
It is not upon the abstract principle of the strict line of legitimate succession that these powers can be expected to unite in a war against France.
From Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France by Wirt, William
