My second response to Mr. Fish's dislike of principles

"... The permanence and stability achieved by any association, group or nation is a result of -- and dependent upon -- the soundness and worth of the principles upon which it bases the running of its affairs and the direction of its activities. The guiding principles of the Baha'is are: honesty, love, charity and trustworthiness; the setting of the common good above private interest; and the practice of godliness, virtue and moderation..."
(Universal House of Justice, from a letter dated 18 December 1982, quoted in the compilation, "Crisis and Victory," p. 45-46)