There is not a subject in which I take a deeper interest than I do in the development of Alaska, and I propose, if Congress will follow by recommendations, to do something in that territory that will make it move on.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTPresidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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We can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
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Politics, when I am in it, makes me sick.
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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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The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end.
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We, as Unitarians, may feel that the world is coming our way.
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One cannot always be sure of the truth of what one hears if he happens to be President of the United States.
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We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.
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The diplomacy of the present administration has sought to respond to the modern idea of commercial intercourse. This policy has been characterized as substituting dollars for bullets.
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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 world is not going to be saved by legislation.
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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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The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.
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Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.
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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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