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William Howard Taft Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many people in the country who don’t like me Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies Picture Quote #1

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Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them Picture Quote #1

There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means Picture Quote #1

Lawyers are necessary in a community. Some of you... take a different view; but as I am a member of that legal profession, or was at one time, and have only lost standing in it to become a politician, I still retain the pride of the profession. And I still insist that it is the law and the lawyer that make popular government under a written constitution and written statutes possible Picture Quote #1

I do not think that there is any doubt about where I stand in respect to boycotts. If there is, I will just state what I think about them. They are illegal and ought to be suppressed. I would never countenance that which recognizes their legality Picture Quote #1

As a people, we have the problem of making our forests outlast this generation, or iron outlast this century, and our coal the next; not merely as a matter of convenience or comfort, but as a matter of stern necessity Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Unless education promotes character making, unless it helps men to be more moral, more just to their fellows, more law abiding, more discriminatingly patriotic and public spirited, it is not worth the trouble taken to furnish it Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no conception of the powers and duties of the office Picture Quote #1

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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 Quotes) Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man (William Howard Taft Quotes) 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 (William Howard Taft Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (William Howard Taft Quotes) Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies (William Howard Taft Quotes) Too many people don’t care what happens so long as it doesn’t happen to them (William Howard Taft Quotes) There are a great many people who are in favor of conservation no matter what it means (William Howard Taft Quotes) Lawyers are necessary in a community. Some of you... take a different view; but as I am a member of that legal profession, or was at one time, and have only lost standing in it to become a politician, I still retain the pride of the profession. And I still insist that it is the law and the lawyer that make popular government under a written constitution and written statutes possible (William Howard Taft Quotes) I do not think that there is any doubt about where I stand in respect to boycotts. If there is, I will just state what I think about them. They are illegal and ought to be suppressed. I would never countenance that which recognizes their legality (William Howard Taft Quotes) As a people, we have the problem of making our forests outlast this generation, or iron outlast this century, and our coal the next; not merely as a matter of convenience or comfort, but as a matter of stern necessity (William Howard Taft Quotes) 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 Taft Quotes) Unless education promotes character making, unless it helps men to be more moral, more just to their fellows, more law abiding, more discriminatingly patriotic and public spirited, it is not worth the trouble taken to furnish it (William Howard Taft Quotes) 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 Quotes) Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no conception of the powers and duties of the office (William Howard Taft Quotes)

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