Choose
To please
Both terms in one sentence
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Situation in which a character must attempt to balance or choose between two (sometimes more) mutually exclusive obligations, desires, ideals, etc.; failure on either front would be disastrous, but it's equally impossible to please everyone.
Source: Scylla and Charybdis - The good news for doves, though, is that you can choose to please the Americans and the International Community by establishing a Palestinian homeland.
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