Principles Quotes in A Man for All Seasons

Yep—completely obscure, More old buddy. The key here is to check the italics: the most important part of More's statement is the "I," not the "believe." In other words, the most important part of a belief system is not the truth of that system, or its efficacy in the real world—the most important part is that an individual is making a personal declaration.

We'd be remiss if we didn't give the fiery Alice More her due credit in this department. Although More is quite principled, he frequently proves himself to be a Nervous Nellie. That's not so with Alice. Alice is not afraid of anyone (especially after what they've done to her husband), and she's more than happy to give people a piece of her mind. No wonder More calls her a lion.

Think about this for one second. More is about to be executed, yet the thing he's worried about is the fact that Rich lied in court. If that doesn't show you More's principles, then we don't know what will.