The morality of compromise' sounds contradictory. Compromise is usually a sign of weakness, or an admission of defeat. Strong men don't compromise, it is said, and principles should never be compromised. I shall argue that strong men, conversely, know when to compromise and that all principles can be compromised to serve a greater principle.
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Location, location, location.
Location, location, location.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
More business is lost every year through neglect than through any other cause.
Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).
Ask five economists and you'll get five different answers (six if one went to Harvard).
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.
Our job is not to set things right but to see them right.
The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of read more
The City's reluctance to take a stand on an issue like the British Gas pay row makes a mockery of corporate governance and shareholders' ability to influence annual general meetings. Institutions should be obliged to make public how they vote at such events. They should be obliged to provide customers with a record of how they vote on every kind of issue.
Only the little people pay taxes.
Only the little people pay taxes.
Make a customer, not a sale.
Make a customer, not a sale.
Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?
Profits are like breathing. You have to have them. But who would stay alive just to breathe?
The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit for doing them.
