“I know well the coequal role of the Congress in our constitutional process. I love the House of Representatives. I revere the traditions of the Senate despite my too-short internship in that great body. As President, within the limits of basic principles, my motto toward the Congress is communication, conciliation, compromise, and cooperation.” KnowsLoveWellsBodyHouseProcessPresidentPrinciplesRolesCommunicationLimitsTraditionCongressDespiteCompromiseCooperationSenateRepresentativesMottoToo ShortBasic PrinciplesMy MottoHouse Of RepresentativesInternships Author:Gerald R. Ford
“Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.” GovernmentPresidentOilCompromiseUs PresidentGreat PresidentsInspirational Presidential Author:Gerald R. Ford
“My judgment is that neither House of Congress, nor both combined, have any right to interfere in the count. It is for the Vice-President to do it all.... There should be no compromise of our Constitutional rights.” ShouldHousePresidentRightsJudgmentCongressVicesCompromiseInterfereVice PresidentConstitutional RightsNo Compromise Author:Rutherford B. Hayes
“With Republicans in control of the Senate for the first time since Barack Obama took office, the president may find it harder to appoint left-wing lawyers to judgeships. Whether he compromises on some of his nominees, including any to the Supreme Court, may depend on the willingness of the new Republican majority to engage the president on judicial philosophy.” FirstsMayPhilosophyLeftPresidentDependsRepublicanOfficeFirst TimeHarderMajorityCourtWingsIncludingLawyerSupremeCompromiseBarackWillingnessSenateSupreme CourtNotableJudicialLeft Wing Author:Terry Eastland