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I know. But she touted it as if it was some fundamental truth.

prin·ci·ple
/ˈprinsəp(ə)l/
noun
noun: principle; plural noun: principles

1.
a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning.
"the basic principles of Christianity"
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truth

a rule or belief governing one's personal behavior.
"struggling to be true to their own principles"

2.
a general scientific theorem or law that has numerous special applications across a wide field.
a natural law forming the basis for the construction or working of a machine.
"these machines all operate on the same general principle"
3.
a fundamental source or basis of something.
"the first principle of all things was water"
a fundamental quality or attribute determining the nature of something; an essence.
"the combination of male and female principles"
Chemistry
an active or characteristic constituent of a substance, obtained by simple analysis or separation.
"the active principle in the medulla is epinephrine"

Phrases
in principle
as a general idea or plan, although the details are not yet established or clear. "the government agreed in principle to a peace plan that

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