A man never knows exactly how the child of his brain will strike other people.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTWhen 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.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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There is nothing so despicable as a secret society that is based upon religious prejudice and that will attempt to defeat a man because of his religious beliefs. Such a society is like a cockroach – it thrives in the dark. So do those who combine for such an end.
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The truth is that in my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president.
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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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I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the matter is, the longer I am President the less of a party man I seem to become.
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I know this, and I know it from actual experience in the Orient, that the progress of modern Christian civilization has largely depended on the earnest hard work of the Christian missions of every denomination.
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Repeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not.
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The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.
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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 can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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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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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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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.
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I’ll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.
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The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.
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A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad.
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