"Do I pray that the Lord gives me the desire to do his will, or do I look for compromises because I'm afraid of God's will?"

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If we do not defend ourselves none will defend us; if we yield we will be more and more pressed as we recede; and if we submit we will be trampled under foot. I hold concession or compromise to be fatal. If we concede an inch, concession would follow compromise, until our ranks would be so broken that effectual resistance would be impossible.

— John C. Calhoun