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No party has a monopoly on wisdom. No democracy works without compromise. But when Governor Romney and his allies in Congress tell us we can somehow lower our deficit by spending trillions more on new tax breaks for the wealthy - well, you do the math. I refuse to go along with that. And as long as I'm President, I never will.

~Barack Obama

Topics: Allies Along Breaks Compromise Congress Deficit Democracy Go Governor Governor Romney His Long Lower Math Monopoly More Never New Our Party President Refuse Romney Somehow Spending Tax Tax Breaks Tell Us Wealthy Well Will Wisdom Without Works You

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I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.

~Barbara Bush

Topics: Compromise Dirty Fact Hate People Think Word

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David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the thoughts of a generation. He was hugely successful, without compromise.

~Bat For Lashes

Topics: Also Bowie Brian Brilliant Captured Clothes Compromise David David Bowie Dressed Extraordinary Generation He Hugely Songwriter Successful Thoughts Up Who Without Worked

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We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.

~Bayard Rustin

Topics: Civil Civil Rights Compromise Decent Demand District Education Effective Ended Every Filibuster Housing Include Integrated Legislation Public Right Rights School Segregation Vote Year

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When you have both parties who will not find ways to compromise, who won't meet in the middle, you have paralysis. It's the perversion of idealism.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Both Both Parties Compromise Find Idealism Meet Middle Paralysis Parties Perversion Ways Who Will You

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I may fall here in the Senate chamber, but I will. never make any compromise with any such men.

~Benjamin F. Wade

Topics: Any Chamber Compromise Fall Here Make May Men Never Senate Will

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Compromise is not such ignoble and deplorable a thing as we generally think. It is rather an indispensable factor in the political strategy. Any nation that rises against the oppressors is bound to fail in the beginning and to gain partial reforms during the medieval period of its struggle through compromises.

~Bhagat Singh

Topics: Against Any Beginning Bound Compromise Compromises Deplorable Factor Fail Gain Generally In The Beginning Indispensable Medieval Nation Partial Period Political Rather Reforms Rises Strategy Struggle Thing Think Through

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Whether I get adequate attention or not, people here do know the work I have been doing systematically and without compromise for over 40 years. I get tired of people making excuses for guys who don't continue the art because they can't make a living.

~Bill Dixon

Topics: Adequate Art Attention Because Been Compromise Continue Doing Excuses Get Guys Here Know Living Make Making Over People Systematically Tired Whether Who Without Work Years

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When I first ran for Congress, I decided that I would not take pledges to vote for or against any issue. I believe the practice of taking pledges contributes to the worst of the partisan gridlock in Washington, preventing many members of Congress from even considering a reasonable compromise offered by the other side.

~Bill Foster

Topics: Against Any Believe Compromise Congress Considering Decided Even First Issue Many Members Offered Other Partisan Pledges Practice Preventing Ran Reasonable Side Take Taking Vote Washington Worst Would I Believe I Believe The

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If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen.

~Bill Owens

Topics: Ask Compromise Get Me Out Pen Principle Veto Will You

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