Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTWe are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.
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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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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.
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We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
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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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Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.
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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.
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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.
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Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
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The game of baseball is a clean, straight game, and it summons to its presence everybody who enjoys clean, straight athletics. It furnishes amusement to the thousands and thousands.
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We passed the Children’s Bureau bill calculated to prevent children from being employed too early in factories.
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I am glad to be going. This is the lonesomest pace in the world?
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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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We are all dependent upon the investment of capital.
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Politics make me sick.
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