 And once she gave the snake a residence in which to live, the day finally came when the snake bit her. And she said to the snake, why did you bite me? And of course, this is fictitious, but the snake said, ma'am, you knew when you picked me up that I was a snake. And friend, let me say this to you. When we think in terms of small compromises, we need to be careful because small compromises can truly lead to great disasters.