The game of baseball is a clean, straight game.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTToo many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.
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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.
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Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . .
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Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.
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Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick.
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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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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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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.
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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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We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
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The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
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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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We can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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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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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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