Person or Principle? by Julie Pascal

Person or Principle?

by Julie Pascal

 

Fifteen or twenty years ago I was reading a science fiction novel and during the course of a conversation one character asked the other which they put first, if they put people first or principles first.  If I recall correctly the main character said that she put people before principles.

I remember this so clearly after all this time because I didn’t understand the question.  What was meant by “people?”  What was meant by “principles?”  It seemed obviou...