1096, RE: BENDIGO SHAFTER - COMPROMISE Posted by john555, Sat Apr-03-21 07:59 PM
I am reading “The Walking Drum” for the nth time and found a passage that I thought echoed Falcon’s comment. In Ch 32, the character Kerbouchard is talking with a student named Julot whom he has met in Paris. Julot makes the comment, “Compromise is an evil word” to which Kerbouchard replies.
Part of his response is, “A man should not compromise his principles, but he need not flaunt them, as a banner. There is a time to talk and a time to be still.” It reminds me of the passage in Ecclesiastes Ch 3 vs 1-8, “For everything there is a season…”.
Hope everyone is having a blessed Easter.
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