“You can stand on principle all you want, but the pragmatic Politian will weigh principles against vices”
In other words, just the same old politician who will say anything to get elected and then do what he wants. Sounds a whole lot like the scondrels that we have running the GOP now. Guess principles don’t matter after all. Thank you for telling us where you, and Trump stand.
In the 1980's Reagan stood on principle in his zeal to fight for freedom. He armed the Muslims in Afghanistan with missiles to knock out Soviet air power. It worked. They drove out the Soviets leading to the fall of the Communists. It led to the rise of the Taliban and Al Quaeda. He essentially sowed the seeds of our war with Islam. You can stand on principle all you want. Be careful, it'll come back to bite you in the ass.