Perhaps the clearest one is that if you compromise on principle, on the assumption that the world will never catch up with your ideals, you will likely come to regret it.
"What he's not willing to do is compromise on principle".
(The latter group is likely to vote against any compromise on principle).
"If you compromise on principle, on the assumption that the world will never catch up with your ideals, you will likely come to regret it".
For the sake of our nation, can we now compromise on principle again and focus on other matters such as the national debt and avoid another government shutdown?
For the pastors who objected to Pastor Benke's participation in the service, the issue is profound: once a faith compromises on one principle, its whole architecture is threatened.
"That doesn't mean we compromise on basic principles," said one senior national diplomat, adding that it would be "a mistake" for the UK to rely on talks with small groups of countries.
In contrast to the way former Florida governor Jeb Bush has said he hopes to campaign this year — joyfully is the word he uses; positively is how others portray it — Walker begins the long campaign offering a different profile, one of no compromise on conservative principles.
I cannot help but think of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, when representatives from the 13 states came together and compromised on principle, for the survival of the nation, to create the government that currently exists.
But given the willingness of House Republicans last month to support a bill that many of them didn't like, no one should be certain that Republicans won't compromise on their principles again.
