I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTThe world is not going to be saved by legislation.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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Well, I have one consolation. No candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large majority!
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I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the president is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town.
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As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.
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We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
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The world is not going to be saved by legislation.
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When the history of this period is written, [William Jennings] Bryan will stand out as one of the most remarkable men of his generation and one of the biggest political men of our country.
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I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are all prosperous, the trade with each becomes more valuable to the other.
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My impression about the Panama Canal is that the great revolution it is going to introduce in the trade of the world is in the trade between the east and the west coast of the United States.
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The true Mason ever strives to cultivate Masonry in his/her life to the fullest degree possible.
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I know how irritating it is to have somebody else lay down rules for your moral uplift, but you’ve got to stand a great deal in order to make progress.
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Don’t worry over what the newspapers say. I don’t. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents – but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.
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The cheerful loser is a sort of winner.
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Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.
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I’ll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.
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The truth is that in my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president.
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