Quote by Ambrose Bierce
Compromise. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives e

Compromise. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and is deprived of nothing except what was justly his due. – Ambrose Bierce

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Art is uncompromising and life is full of compromises. – Gunther Grass

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Compromise, hell! … If freedom is right and tyranny is wrong, why should those who believe in freedom treat it as if it were a roll of bologna to be bartered a slice at a time? – Senator Jesse Helms

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Better bend than break. – Scottish Proverb

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The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. – Charles Swindoll

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