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"If you ask me to compromise on principle, I will get out the veto pen."
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"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."
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"True, Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise."
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"But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward."
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"Oftentimes, when constituencies or sectors of opinion are distinct, when they are confronted with a situation where they're going to have to make a serious compromise, they react very negatively publicly, but they also recognize when they step back that this is right."
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"I cannot compromise or inhibit my independence."
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"Don't compromise even if it hurts to be yourself."
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"When I handed over the names and compromised so many CIA agents in the Soviet Union, I had come to the conclusion that the loss of these sources to the U.S. would not compromise significant national defense, political, diplomatic interests."
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"More often there's a compromise between ethics and expediency."
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"A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its compromise in practice."
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"I don't think there's anything in the compromise that means that there's a clash of ethics."
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"It will take years to bring Iraq the democracy it deserves."
Democracy
"Our American story, for generations, is of a people who seek to move forward. A people who look at a mountain and worry not about the tough climb ahead, but dream about the view from the summit."
People
"Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry."
Leadership
"Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios."
Government
"All the faith and good will in the world is wasted without direction."
Faith
"While one party may possess the levers of power, one party does not possess a monopoly on good ideas. Good lawmaking, after all, is about the ability to craft effective solutions."
Power
"Ideally the world would look like Davos, where there's more security than we can even see on the street."
Security
"Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership."
Leadership
"This year, we must address the Colorado Paradox. We have more college degrees per capita than any state. Yet we lag the nation in the percentage of students who go on to higher education."
Education
"A renewed commitment to the freedom and opportunity of our people is the touchstone of our time. In this new century, where tests are many and challenges change with the shifting of the wind, we must hold fast to the principles that have made our nation the envy of the world."
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