As Petraeus knows, one of the first principles of counter-insurgency doctrine is that any successful campaign must have a credible local partner.
But then if the idea of the Euro had been destruction-tested, American-style, against political first principles, Europe's leaders might not be in need of a lecture from the president.
He points to one of the most time-tested principles in science: the first law of thermodynamics.
His plan, said aides, was to relaunch his party, the Freedom People (PdL), on the basis of the free-market principles he espoused when he first entered office in 1994, but which he signally failed to apply in the nine subsequent years when he governed Italy.
The Department of Justice first tackled the argument that PASPA violates the anti-commandeering principles of the Tenth Amendment.
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In a previous article, I looked at marketing innovators who are creating engaging brand experiences putting into practice the first of four marketing principles that together build the kind of long-term customer loyalty that has become increasingly hard to achieve.
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The point is, the Corvette, the much-beloved, often-mocked all-American sports car, is cool again, and it has become cool by standing on first principles and having the world come around to it.
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The UN World Programme for Human Rights Education (2005- ongoing), currently in its first phase, seeks to promote a common understanding of the basic principles and methodologies of human rights education, to provide a concrete framework for action and to strengthen partnerships and cooperation from the international level down to the grass roots level.
His mission: to create the world's first zero-emission, hydrogen-based economy--and to pull it off through no-nonsense business principles, not tree-hugging wishful thinking.
But what makes this book worth reading is the fact that the authors have taken as first principles for their Utopia the harsh truths of Darwinian capitalism: individuals and companies act in their self-interest, and markets guide that impulse through prices.
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