The rule makes no sense whatsoever on an economic level or as a matter of political principle. (politics.co.uk)
It will be seen for what it is, an attempt at political calculation at a time when a premium is being placed on political principle and conviction. (totalpolitics.com)
Although he had not started out in 1912 as a foreign policy president, circumstances and his own progressive political principles had drawn him outward. (bookbrowse.com)