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I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth what we shall meet hereafter in heaven under a just God.

William Howard Taft

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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Important Live Politics Result Stage Time
The true Mason never hesitates to use the working tools to correct personal flaws.
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Flaw Hesitation Personal Tools Work
Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
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Enthusiasm Judgement Reason
We can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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Decent Exercise Government Power
Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them.
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Action Care People
As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.
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Country Farmer Platform Vital
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.
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Element Fight Oneself Stand Win
We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
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Expectation Government Imperfection
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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Candidate Country Myself People Thinking
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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Country History Ourselves Period Remark Stand
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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Greatness Irritation Moral Myself Order Rule Stand
In the public interest, therefore, it is better that we lose the services of the exceptions who are good Judges after they are seventy and avoid the presence on the Bench of men who are not able to keep up with the work, or to perform it satisfactorily.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Better Exception Interest Lose Performance Presence Satisfaction Work
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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Himself Increase Level Tools Work
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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Kind Knowledge Power Reminder Suggestion
My impression about the Panama Canal is that the great revolution it is going to introduce in the trade of the world is in the trade between the east and the west coast of the United States.
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Greatness Impression Introduction Revolution Trade
The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
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Gospel Mason Obligation Universal

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