It seems the collective wisdom of the community came up with a sensible compromise. I think this is probably the best we can expect.

That's not a compromise; it's a cop-out. His actions don't represent what the community is asking for, but I don't think he really cares.

Astronomers wanted a time scale that represented the Earth's movement, and the clock community wanted a smooth scale. The compromise has become increasingly difficult to maintain.

Learn the wisdom of compromise, for it is better to bend a little than to break

There's more than one way to skin a cat, my father used to say; it bothered me, I didn't see why they would want to skin a cat even one way.

The farming community always heard China would need a lot of our corn, but now I'm not sure that's going to happen. They seem to be very self-sufficient.