American politics Quote by Hillary Clinton

I never heard the word 'compromise' used. So I'm starting to believe that these terms only come into play to try and force Republicans…

— Allen West

I don't like compromise. In politics, you have to always choose a compromise, and sometimes, that, I don't like.

— Alessandra Mussolini

I hate the fact that people think 'compromise' is a dirty word.

— Barbara Bush

'Compromise' isn't supposed to be a dirty word. It is, in fact, how representative democracy works.

— Joe Kennedy III

In Washington, compromise has become a dirty word.

— Ron Fournier

Compromise is part of how we get things done.

— Kim Reynolds

I should say that all compromise is a "stepping down" of the Truth, is trying to reduce something which cannot be reduced, and that…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

There's so much compromise in politics. I'm not a good compromiser.

— Rick Santelli

Compromise" is so often used in a bad sense that it is difficult to remember that properly it merely describes the process of reaching…

— Theodore Roosevelt

I don't believe in compromise, I believe there is a goal we are trying to reach.

— Zana Briski

Compromise today is too often applauded simply for itself. The cost of compromise to principles and real lives doesn't seem to matter.

— Elizabeth Edwards

A compromise is but an act of Congress. It may be overruled at any time. It gives us no security. But the Constitution is…

— John C. Calhoun