Making compromises is very much a part of our modern lives and that probably isn't going to change any time soon. Compromise can actually be a good thing because it allows those with differing opinions about what should be done in a particular situation to resolve the issue. Even though the solution may not be the best, it is often better than doing nothing. On the other hand, we need to think back to the good old days of the USSR and the cold war. It's a well known fact that it was part of the plan of the USSR to ask the United Nations, other world governing bodies, the United States, etc. for things they new they couldn't get just to get a compromise. They knew that the compromise would always move things a little closer to what they wanted. Fortunately for all of us, God and the forces of Light saw to it that the USSR fell apart.
    It's not always clear when a compromise is acceptable and when we should stick to our guns. An example of a case where a compromise is acceptable is in getting a job. We want to be spiritual, but we have to make a living, so we have to get a paying job, but we can do our best to avoid working for companies that are obviously harming people such as cigarette manufacturers. We might want to go on a super-luxury vacation but can't afford the $10,000 price, so we go on a $1500 cruise instead and find we can enjoy ourselves just as much at the cheaper price and we won't have a huge debt afterwards. 
    Where we can't afford to compromise is on spiritual development and spiritual truth. There are no short cuts or compromises when it come to enlightenment. It takes time and work. Modern spiritual schools have found ways to allow us to practice spiritual techniques for just minutes a day because of out busy lives, but we need to leave it up to the experts and not compromise beyond that.