But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the const… — Colin Powell

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.

Colin PowellStatesman · American · b. 1937

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