Author: William Howard Taft

Quotes

I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth what we shall meet hereafter in heaven under a just God.

I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth what we shall meet hereafter in heaven under a just God.

- William Howard Taft

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.

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.

- William Howard Taft

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

- William Howard Taft

Politics makes me sick.

Politics makes me sick.

- William Howard Taft

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.

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.

- William Howard Taft

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

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

- William Howard Taft

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

- William Howard Taft

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a President is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town.

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a President is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and fairs and bring tourists to town.

- William Howard Taft

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents - but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told the truth to the newspaper correspondents - but when you tell the truth to them they are at sea.

- William Howard Taft

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