One cannot always be sure of the truth of what one hears if he happens to be President of the United States.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFTThere 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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Well, I have one consolation. No candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large majority!
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I don’t know whither we are drifting, but I do know where every real thinking patriot will stand in the end, and that’s by the Constitution.
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Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
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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 all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
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The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.
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We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
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Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law.
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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 think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man.
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The cheerful loser is a sort of winner.
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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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We can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.
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Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . .
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