Bingo!
No one likes to compromise, but I’d rather get more of what I want by compromising a bit than get nothing because I was standing on principle.
The “standing on principle” crowd is akin to the person crossing the road properly, who refuses to move out of the way because the oncoming car is speeding and went through a red light. Somehow or other, I don’t see having “I had the right of way” on my tombstone as the smartest thing.
In order for that premise to hold water, you have to believe that you would get more than nothing by compromising.
How did Arnold work out out in California? All the red ink gone? Better business climate? No?