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Rush not upon the opposite terror, where another shipwreck of a different kind awaits you, while Sirens tempt with “song of death.” Take warning: Seeking to escape Charybdis, do not drive upon Scylla.
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Sumner uses the metaphor of Charybdis and Scylla to warn against the dangers of political compromise.
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