Joseph Gurney Cannon Professions : Former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Born : May 7, 1836 Died : November 12, 1926 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Joseph Gurney Cannon I would rather quit public life at seventy, and quit it forever, than to retain public life at a sacrifice to my own self-respect. I will not vote for any law which will make fair for me and foul for another. The blacklist is the most cruel form of oppression ever devised by man for the infliction of suffering upon his weaker fellows. Joseph Gurney Cannon sacrifice self men Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise. Joseph Gurney Cannon legislation results compromise In legislation we all do a lot of swapping tobacco across the lines. Joseph Gurney Cannon swapping legislation lines A majority can do anything. Joseph Gurney Cannon majority can-do Similar Authors Andrew Stevenson former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Dennis Hastert former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Howell Cobb former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Carl Albert former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives James G. Blaine former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives Joseph William Martin, Jr. former-speaker-of-the-united-states-house-of-representatives All Authors
