# Principles Matter Most When They Can Be Turned Against Their Authors by Bryant McGill
> “Principles matter most when they are strong enough to be used against the people who first proclaimed them.”
> **— Bryant McGill**, *Authorship of the West, September 2026*
## Sources and Context
- **Author-supplied exact original:** “Principles matter most when they are strong enough to be used against the people who first proclaimed them.” — supplied directly by Bryant McGill in his manuscript for [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] (September 22, 2026).
- **Source article:** [[articles/war with empire/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]] — the sentence appears in the article's argument that a charter outlasts an inheritance because equality remains available as a standard against Thomas Jefferson whether or not Jefferson embodied it.
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- **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Authorship of the West|Authorship of the West]]
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- [[wiki/Declarative Sovereignty|Declarative Sovereignty]]
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— Bryant McGill, Authorship of the West, September 2026
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