Originally Posted by Charlatan

I find that facinating. I see myself pretty much as a moderate and yet, I am reasonably firm in my beliefs. I say reasonably because I don't believe in absolutes. I like to think that I am flexible and can recognize a good idea when I see it.

I never want to be in a place where I become so orthodox in my thinking that I cannot be open to changing my mind about something.

As I said above it is about balance. Standing up for your beliefs but not to the point of cutting off your nose to spite your face. This is one of the biggest problems that I see in US politics today.