Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
| NUMBER: | 251 |
| AUTHOR: | Joseph Gurney Cannon (1836–1926) |
| QUOTATION: | Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Representative “Uncle Joe” Cannon, who was Speaker of the House 1903–1911, served in the House for 46 years. |
| SUBJECTS: | Compromise |