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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-gurney-cannon/i-would-rather-quit-public-life-at-seventy-and-quit-it-forever-than/)

Joseph Gurney Cannon

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## More by Joseph Gurney Cannon

> [A majority can do anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-gurney-cannon/a-majority-can-do-anything/)

Joseph Gurney Cannon

> [In legislation we all do a lot of swapping tobacco across the lines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-gurney-cannon/in-legislation-we-all-do-a-lot-of-swapping-tobacco-across-the-lines/)

Joseph Gurney Cannon

> [Nearly all legislation is the result of compromise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-gurney-cannon/nearly-all-legislation-is-the-result-of-compromise/)

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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-gurney-cannon/i-would-rather-quit-public-life-at-seventy-and-quit-it-forever-than/)

Joseph Gurney Cannon

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