When you say that you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Otto von Bismark (1815-1898) Prussian statesman
(Attributed)
Variants:
- "When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice."
- "When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice."
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