But progress on an issue this difficult requires hard compromises.

The next time you are tempted to ask: "Doesn't life require compromise?"

Why not try a pledge that we promise to act in the national interest even if this requires compromise.

There are still difficult questions to resolve, so doing the deal will require further flexibility and compromise.

The good of all Americans on special occasions requires compromise.

They do not understand that making laws requires compromise.

It requires compromise even from those who have been treated unjustly.

We should be seeking to achieve some level of consensus, which will inevitably require compromise.

Unionists must persuade their own voters that peace will require change and compromise.

That will require more inclusiveness, cooperation and compromise than have yet been evident.