Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTRepeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies.
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We, as Unitarians, may feel that the world is coming our way.
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Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority.
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No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.
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The true Mason’s level of discernment increases with every use of the working tools, because the true Mason is ever working on him/her self.
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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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As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.
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Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.
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We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.
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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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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.
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We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law.
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What 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.
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I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many people in the country who don’t like me.
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The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow. He cannot make business good, although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way
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