One of the most difficult things in life is compromise. It entails sacrificing a significant portion of what you know to be right in deference to your opponents beliefs. It never results in complete satisfaction on anyone's part, and it is more difficult to live with than it is to agree to. If there's to be peace in Northern Ireland, the key lies in compromise, and the first step in compromise is admitting to yourself and others that you have been wrong, at least in some cases. This seems to be what the IRA is doing. I say let the Ulstermen and the British adopt the same type of humility, and we may see an end to this particular madness in our time.