Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
NUMBER: | 251 |
AUTHOR: | Joseph Gurney Cannon (18361926) |
QUOTATION: | Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise. |
ATTRIBUTION: | Representative Uncle Joe Cannon, who was Speaker of the House 19031911, served in the House for 46 years. |
SUBJECTS: | Compromise |