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The cheerful loser is a sort of winner.

William Howard Taft

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Action Administration Law Responsibility
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
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Expectation Government Perfection
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Amusement Athletics Cleaning Enjoyment Game Presence Straight
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Greatness Impression Introduction Revolution Trade
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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Oneself President State Truth
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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Job Myself President Tired Tourists
Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.
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Court Forever President
We can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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Decent Exercise Government Power
I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Believe Divine Subscription
The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.
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Character Condition Perfection Responsibility Strive True
Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
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Enthusiasm Judgement Reason
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
The laboring man and the trade-unionist, if I understand him, asks only equality before the law. Class legislation and unequal privilege, though expressly in his favor, will in the end work no benefit to him or to society.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Equality Law Man Privilege Society Trade Understand
The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
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Bring Character Experience Flaw Personality Trace True
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Fair Myself Play Reserve Right
That all may be so, but when I begin to exercise that power I am not conscious of the power, but only of the limitations imposed on me.
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Beginning Exercise Impose Limitation Myself Power

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