ɪt wʌz sˈɛd ðˈæt "hiː hɐz ðə kˈɜːɹɪdʒ tə fˈaɪt fɚɹə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ænd ðə pɚsˈɪstəns tə kəntˈɪnjuː ðə fˈaɪt tə ðə lˈæst dˈɪtʃ; bˌʌt hiː hɐz lˈɜːnd baɪ ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns ænd ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃən ðæt kˈɑːmpɹəmˌaɪz ɪz ˈɔfən bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn lˌɪɾɪɡˈeɪʃən; ðæt hˈaɪɚ kˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz dɪsplˈeɪd baɪ hˌɪm hˌuː kənsˈɪlɪˌeɪts ðɐn baɪ hˌɪm hˌuː fˈaɪts.
It was said that "he has the courage to fight for a principle and the persistence to continue the fight to the last ditch; but he has learned by experience and observation that compromise is often better than litigation; that higher courage is sometimes displayed by him who conciliates than by him who fights.