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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.

William Howard Taft

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Brain Humor People Race Safety
The cheerful loser is a sort of winner.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Cheerful Lost Win
The game of baseball is a clean, straight game.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Cleaning Game Sports
Well, I have one consolation. No candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large majority!
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Candidate Majority Myself President
Golf in the interest of good health and good manners. It promotes self-restraint and affords a chance to play the man and act the gentleman.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Act Golf Goodness Health Man Play Sports
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Country Favor Help Myself Prosperity Value
The policy of dollar diplomacy is one that appeals alike to idealistic humanitarian sentiments, to dictates of sound policy, and strategy, and to legitimate commercial aims.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Commercial Goal Ideal Policy Sound
Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Feeling Myself Politics Sick
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Kind Knowledge Power Reminder Suggestion
No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome them without a fight. All one has to do to get the best of the elements is to stand pat and one will win.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Element Fight Oneself Stand Win
The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Bring Character Experience Flaw Personality Trace True
I don’t know whither we are drifting, but I do know where every real thinking patriot will stand in the end, and that’s by the Constitution.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Constitution Drift End Reality Stand Thinking
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Newspaper Sea Truth Worry Yourself
There is nothing so despicable as a secret society that is based upon religious prejudice and that will attempt to defeat a man because of his religious beliefs. Such a society is like a cockroach – it thrives in the dark. So do those who combine for such an end.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Belief Combination Darkness Land Religious Secret Society
I don’t know the man I admire more than [Charles Evans] Hughes. If ever I have the chance I shall offer him the Chief Justiceship.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Admire Chief Himself Man Myself Offering
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Greatness Man Mistake Thinking Weakness

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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