Assertion: principle | /r/HasProperty | basic assumption
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Source sentences:
text: A first principle is a basic assumption that cannot be deduced any further.
text: A first principle is a basic proposition or assumption that cannot be deduced from any other proposition or assumption.
text: In general, a principle is some kind of basic truth that helps you with your life.
text: He declares the principle of utility, or the “greatest happiness” principle, to be the basic foundation of morals: Actions are right in proportion to their promotion of happiness for all beings, and wrong as they produce the reverse.