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Re: HISTORY - pre-CDA, "compromise", untrue civil-liberties groups
On Fri, Jul 18, 1997 at 07:19:31PM -0700, Declan McCullagh wrote:
[...]
> This goes back to the original debate: pragmatism vs. principle. How do
> you stand on principle and remain an effective advocate in Washington? If
> you navigate the route of pragmatism and compromise, what does that mean
> for civil liberties? Can you avoid compromising them away?
A quote you may find interesting:
"The debate between compromise and principle is a false debate,
because principle doesn't speak, it acts. People don't compromise
their principles -- they simply mis-identify them."
--
Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited",
[email protected] the thief he kindly spoke...
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