Were the compromises fair?
110298
no, the south got screwed worse than heidi fleiss.
753050
No - sounds like a fair exchange
813244
YES.  They signed these various agreements, because they signed them, they are legally and morally responsible to fulfil their obligations.
95850
Compromise, compromise, compromise. My husband and I are both very stong willed, hard headed individuals. But when you learn the art of compromise it a breeze! It is hard not to always be right all the time, but then how fair would that be if you were all the time? Good luck!
724043
The short answer is No. I agree with the above people.
490291
Correct. Fair is subjective. I guess I would prefer to know something without any doubt and work on people's feelings later.
461120
good question\n\nit's just convention, it could easily have been the other way
1179103
I don't think so.  Even if in theory they both agreed with this person's idea's and such I don't think Republicans and Democrats would admit to agreeing on the same person.  They are both too childish.  (and yes I am a republican)
440314
Nope. It's perfectly fair. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. You have ups and downs but it all evens out in the end.\n\n"Everything happens for a reason."\n\nChin up!
579376
It can be for They Had or They Would\n\nhttp://www.bartleby.com/61/23/T0162300.html
706459
Why do you fight? What do you fight over?\n\nPerhaps you should be the one to compromise first
675637
The only way to do this is to truthfully discuss what the old terms were and why there were problems before - you both have to be willing to compromise - if you can't then it is not worth it to begin with.
1114262
NO - They violated laws and took short cuts\nWe need Honest Americans
829423
Yes.\nBut unjustifiably the colleges from Cambridge and Oxford are still allowed to enter in their own right so the competition is skewed in their favour.
219694
The right of a state to leave the Union, and the lack of the ability to compromise
836159
That was the norm back then. They had to compromise on the slave situation or the Constitution would never have been ratified by all the states.  But the people who wrote the constitution provided a legal framework and a form of government that allowed for progress and the eventual provision of rights to blacks and women. That is what makes us a great nation now.
118003
Without having been there I would say those on both sides ultimately chose based on which avenue would benefit them most.  The business class that felt the most impact of high taxes decided to fight against it, those who were more comfortable being subjects of the crown saw a loss of the status quo as being undesireable. The people in the middle were usually swayed by some kind of positive or negative experience either with the royal or continental army.\n\nIt's kind of the same way today that a large portion of people on government assistance don't raise a fuss over high taxes but the small business popultion does.  It all comes down to the cashola.