Political compromise

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Politics is the art of the possible.

Otto von Bismarck

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Political compromise Political theory Politics

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Otto von Bismarck

Source

Die Gartenlaube

Medium

Newspaper

Language

German

Time

1867 1860s 19th century

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Von Bismark, Otto. Quoted in "Aus den Erinnerungen eines russischen Publicisten. 2. Ein Stündchen beim Kanzler des norddeutschen Bundes. In: Die Gartenlaube" ["From the memories of a Russian publicist. 2. An hour with the Chancellor of the North German Confederation. In: The Gazebo.] St. Petersburgische Zeitung, 11 Aug. 1867.

All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

On Conciliation with America

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Political compromise Political theory

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Edmund Burke

Source

On Conciliation with America

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1775 1770s 18th century

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Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with America." House of Commons. 22 Mar. 1775, Palace of Westminster, Westminster, London, England, UK.

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Burke, Edmund. "Speech on Conciliation with the Colonies." The Portable Edmund Burke, edited by Isaac Kramnick. Penguin, 2009.

No society, certainly not a large and heterogenous one, can fail in time to explode if it is deprived of the arts of compromise, if it knows no ways of muddling through. No good society can be unprincipled; and no viable society can be principle-ridden.

Alexander M. Bickel

The Least Dangerous Branch

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Political compromise

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Alexander M. Bickel

Source

The Least Dangerous Branch

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

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Bickel, Alexander M. The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics. The Bobbs-Merrill Co., 1962, ch. 2.

The Negro's great stumbling block in the stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Councillor or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

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Civil rights Political compromise American politics

Author

Martin Luther King, Jr.

Source

Letter from Birmingham Jail

Medium

Open letter Letter

Language

English

Time

1963 1960s 20th century

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham Jail." 16 Apr. 1963.

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King, Martin Luther, Jr. "Letter from a Birmingham City Jail (1963)." A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches, edited by James M. Washington. HarperOne, 2003.

If we cannot secure all our rights, let us secure what we can.

Thomas Jefferson

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Political compromise

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Thomas Jefferson

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1789 1780s 18th century

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Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to James Madison. 15 Mar. 1789.

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Jefferson, Thomas. "James Madison, March 15, 1789." The Life and Selected Writings of Thomas Jefferson: Including the Autobiography, The Declaration of Independence & His Public and Private Letters, edited by Adrienne Koch and William Peden. Modern Library, 1998.

In Politicks the Middle Way is none at all.

John Adams

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Political compromise Splitting the difference American Revolution Politics

Author

John Adams

Source

Letters of John Adams

Medium

Letter

Language

English

Time

1776 1770s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Adams, John. Letter to Horatio Gates. 23 Mar. 1776.

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“From John Adams to Horatio Gates, 23 March 1776,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Adams/06-04-02-0023.

If mankind were to resolve to agree in no institution of government, until every part of it had been adjusted to the most exact standard of perfection, society would soon become a general scene of anarchy, and the world a desert.

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist 65

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Political compromise Political theory Politics

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Alexander Hamilton

Source

Federalist 65 The Federalist Papers

Medium

Essay

Genre

Political literature

Language

English

Time

1788 1780s 18th century

Era

American Revolutionary Period

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Original Citation

Hamilton, Alexander [published as Publius]. "Federalist No. 65: The Powers of the Senate Continued." New York Packet, 7 Mar. 1788.

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Hamilton, Alexander. "No. 65: Other powers: consent to executive appointments; impeachments.--Hamilton." The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States, edited by Robert Scigliano. The Modern Library, 2001.

Constantly bearing in mind that in entering into society "individuals must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest," it will be my desire so to discharge my duties as to foster with our brethren in all parts of the country a spirit of liberal concession and compromise.

Andrew Jackson

Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson

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Political compromise Political theory American politics

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Andrew Jackson

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Second Inaugural Address of Andrew Jackson Presidential inaugural address

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Speech

Genre

Political speech

Language

English

Time

1833 1830s 19th century

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Jackson, Andrew. "Second Inaugural Address." 4 Mar. 1833, House Chamber, US Capitol Building, Washington, DC, USA.

I'm not going to make any compromise whatsoever.

Ariel Sharon

On relations with the Palestinians.

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Political compromise Israel-Palestine conflict

Author

Ariel Sharon

Source

Sunday Times

Medium

Newspaper

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Sharon, Ariel. The Sunday Times. 12 Aug. 2001.

The condition of our survival in any but the meagerest existence is our willingness to accommodate ourselves to the conflicting interests of others, to learn to live in a social world.

Learned Hand

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Political compromise Political theory Man as social animal

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Learned Hand

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Speech

Language

English

Time

1931 1930s 20th century

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Hand, Learned. Speech to the Yale Law graduates. Graduation cermony. 17 June 1931, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT, USA.

We believe, and I think properly, that when the men who met in 1787 to make a Constitution made the best political document ever made, they did so very largely because they were great compromisers.

Learned Hand

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Political compromise Political theory American founding American politics Politics

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Learned Hand

Source

Morals in Public Life

Language

English

Time

1951 1950s 20th century

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Hand, Learned. "Morals in Public Life." Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. 28 June 1951, Washington, DC, USA. Testimony.