Democrats betray their principles to avoid last-minute attack ads.
Anonymous Here's another way to phrase the question at hand: should I betray my principles for money?
If you disapprove of the tabloids, why betray your principles for $500?
Unfortunately, Zachary betrays his own principles by insulting a general.
"Thank you for your refusal to betray your principles," one said.
You have to make concessions, yes, but you can't let them betray your principles.
"I'm not going to betray my principles to get re-elected," he declares.
I don't want you to betray your principles in the BMW.
He betrayed his principles when he voted to support the cuts to the education budget.
The militants within the party are calling for the leader's resignation, saying that he has betrayed the party's principles.