Reply #32: I am loyal to my principles and beliefs first. Then I am loyal to my friends,, family, organization

[NJmaverick]

I belong to and my Country. There was a time when I was young that I would hold that the only thing that mattered was my political beliefs. Then I took classes on ethics, and I learned about the real world and the nature of politics. I learned that in these arenas if one wants to affect any sort of real change you have to be flexible enough to compromise and prioritize and see what is and isn't possible (at that point in time with those current conditions).