basic principles
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Collectively, they are attacks on basic principles and norms of democracy, civility, decency, equality, fairness, and dignity that American civic life nominally rests on.
From Salon • May 26, 2026
"The original discovery of the Veneziano spectrum, and John Schwarz's work, took a similar approach. They didn't start with string theory models but rather the solutions came out of basic principles."
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
"We believe that alarmism, misinformation and confusion are contrary to the basic principles of preserving public health."
From BBC • May 9, 2026
“I think folks are catching on that it is time to go back to diversification and basic principles of investing,” he says.
From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026
If these basic principles can be misinterpreted, it shouldn’t be surprising that more esoteric mathematics can be, too.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
