We are told that reasonable people compromise, but if compromise leads to disaster, can it be a virtue?

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Well as I said in the interview with Giles, I said you know we will look at this and discuss it as reasonable people and say are there ways in which we can retain what essentially the essence of it is all about but actually get rid of the idea that it focuses in or stigmatises one particular group.

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In medicine, too, we are trying to deliver a range of services to millions of people at a reasonable cost and with a consistent level of quality.

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