"Compromise", a notion that has probably been with the human race since the stone ages; however on matters involving significant interests, for centuries- the divine right of kings, or wars arbitrated decisions. After the American Revolution, "compromise", for the first time started to be used as the primary method of resolving differences- including significant ones. The Missouri compromise along with the compromise of 1850 was to very if not the most influential and important compromises reached …showed first 75 words of 541 total…

…showed last 75 words of 541 total…is definitely a great weapon in our arsenal in the batter for the betterment of the human race. It is not without its share of vices for sometimes it just prolongs the inevitable and sometimes even magnifies it. The Missouri compromise and the Compromise of 1850 along with many other such compromises just prolonged and maybe even magnified the inevitable- a Civil War. When one compromises his or her fundamental principles, the victory is short lived.