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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.

William Howard Taft

Don’t write so that you can be understood, write so that you can’t be misunderstood.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Understand Writing Yourself
We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Expectation Government Imperfection
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
What I am anxious to do is to secure my legislation…. What I want to do is to get through that, and if I can point to a record of usefulness of that kind, I am entirely willing to quit office.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Anxious Legislation Office Quit Security Willing
I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many people in the country who don’t like me.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Candidate Country Myself People Thinking
We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Expectation Government Perfection
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.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Belief Combination Darkness Land Religious Secret Society
The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Character Condition Perfection Responsibility Strive True
The world is not going to be saved by legislation.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Liegislative Save World
One cannot always be sure of the truth of what one hears if he happens to be President of the United States.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Oneself President State Truth
Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Court Forever President
The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Myself Talk Trouble
I know how irritating it is to have somebody else lay down rules for your moral uplift, but you’ve got to stand a great deal in order to make progress.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Greatness Irritation Moral Myself Order Rule Stand
Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Action Care People
Repeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not.
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT

Food Funny Vitamin
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

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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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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