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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTThe true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
More William Howard Taft Quotes
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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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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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Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.
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As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.
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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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The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
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I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best I can with this administration until the time shall come for me to turn it over to somebody else.
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Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
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Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority.
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There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means.
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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 precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
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I don’t know the man I admire more than [Charles Evans] Hughes. If ever I have the chance I shall offer him the Chief Justiceship.
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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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A government is for the benefit of all the people.
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