I think a lot of people fail to understand that, or do understand that and avoid involvement because they believe that such a thing compromises moral purity, and tends to moderate one, but I disagree, a willingness to compromise to get something done, is far more radical than saying “I’d rather have things stay as they are, because doing anything that might actually work to change them would undermine my radical beliefs.”
If the choice is between making a compromise with the opposition and having five hundred people treated for an illness who wouldn’t have been able to access care otherwise (but not all the people who wouldn’t be able to access care) and not getting into it and zero people being treated, I’m going with the five hundred.
If the choice is between making a compromise with the opposition and having 100 children slaughtered and leaving it alone and having the opposition reach a consensus of 10,000 children slaughtered, I’m going with the 100, even if that sounds vile, even if that sounds horrible, I’d rather save 9,900 lives than lose 10,000
Do. What. It. Takes.
Thoughts From The Peacock Angel 