Sure, you could just say that your “principles” are simply the entire exact sequence of actions you take in your life. That way you could by definition never change or violate your principles.
But usually people use “principle” to refer to a relatively concise statement that can be applied to a large variety of situations.
I just mean that it must be more concise than a lookup table from every possible situational input to the recommended output. The same is implied by the term “explanation.”
But usually people use “principle” to refer to a relatively concise statement that can be applied to a large variety of situations.