"In fact, it may be the first war ever fought over principle."

Vance was only the third secretary of state in American history to resign over principle.

We all remember the two brothers fighting over principle.

So, in 2012, the question will go to the voters, where it belongs, since elections should be arguments over principles.

But beyond the fight over numbers, there is a dispute over principle.

Beyond economics, there is an important debate over principle.

"It sounds like politics over principle, especially given his flip-flops on multiple issues."

The lusty, gray baby boomers are not in a war over principle.

But that prosperity could become a destructive force if it took precedence over principle.

The strikes here were particularly acrimonious because both sides came to see them as struggles over principles.