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We are imperfect. We cannot e...

We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The precepts of the Gospel we...

The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

That we can come here today a...

That we can come here today and in the presence of thousands and tens of thousands of the survivors of the gallant army of Northern Virginia and their descendants, establish such an enduring monument by their hospitable welcome and acclaim, is conclusive proof of the uniting of the sections, and a universal confession that all that was done was well done, that the battle had to be fought, that the sections had to be tried, but that in the end, the result has inured to the common benefit of all.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

I have an intense personal in...

I have an intense personal interest in making the use of American capital in the development of China an instrument for the promotion of the welfare of China, and an increase in her material prosperity without entanglements or creating embarrassment affecting the growth of her independent political power, and the preservation of her territorial integrity.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

As a people, we have the prob...

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.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The true Mason does not hold ...

The true Mason does not hold or teach the attitude that, I am a Master Mason now and thus I no longer need to be concerned with using the working tools because they were given in the earlier degrees.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The laboring man and the trad...

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.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The study of Freemasonry is t...

The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays the conduct which is pleasing and acceptable to God. The doctrines and examples which distinguish the Order are obvious, and suited to every capacity. It is impossible for the most fastidious Mason to misunderstand, however he might slight or neglect them. It is impossible for the most superficial brother to say that he is unable to comprehend the plain precepts and the unanswerable arguments which are furnished by Freemasonry.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

I do not allow myself to be m...

I do not allow myself to be moved by anything except the law. If there has been a mistake in the law, or if I think there has beenperjury or injustice, I will weigh the petition most carefully, but I do not permit myself to be moved by more harrowing details, and I try to treat each case as if I was reviewing it or hearing it for the first time from the bench.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

Next to the right of liberty,...

Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . .

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The true Mason is ever vigila...

The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The truth is, the whole admin...

The truth is, the whole administration under Roosevelt was demoralized by the system of dealing directly with subordinates. It wasobviated in the State Department and the War Department under [Secretary of State Elihu] Root and me [Taft was the Secretary of War], because we simply ignored the interference and went on as we chose.... The subordinates gained nothing by his assumption of authority, but it was not so in the other departments.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

Lawyers are necessary in a co...

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.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

Anyone who has taken the oath...

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.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

Repeat mantra: Donuts are not...

Repeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The cheerful loser is a sort ...

The cheerful loser is a sort of winner.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

The scope of modern governmen...

The scope of modern government in what it can and ought to accomplish for its people has been widened far beyond the principles laid down by the old "laissez faire" school of political rights, and the widening has met popular approval.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

No tendency is quite so strong...

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

Failure to accord credit to an...

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

We live in a stage of politics...

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.

Wiliam Govard Taft 139 quotes

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