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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTWhat I am anxious to do is to secure my legislation…. What I want to do is to get through that, and if I can point to a record of usefulness of that kind, I am entirely willing to quit office.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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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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I think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man.
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There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means.
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Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.
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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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We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
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The Masonic system represents a stupendous and beautiful fabric, founded on universal purity, to rule and direct our passions, to have faith and love in God, and charity toward man.
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If they will play fair I will play fair, but if they won’t then I reserve all my rights to do anything I find myself able to do.
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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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The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
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Politics make me sick.
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Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick.
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I am glad to be going. This is the lonesomest pace in the world?
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The intoxication of power rapidly sobers off in the knowledge of its restrictions and under the prompt reminder of an ever-present and not always considerate press, as well as the kindly suggestions that not infrequently come from Congress.
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We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
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