William Howard Taft

(64 votes)   Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any other institution established by the human race.

William Howard Taft
1857-1930, US statesman and 27th president

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(40 votes)   Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.

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(30 votes)   Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

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1857-1930, US statesman and 27th president

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(28 votes)   The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

William Howard Taft
1857-1930, US statesman and 27th president

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(23 votes)   Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

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(20 votes)   Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

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

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(19 votes)   A government is for the benefit of all the people.

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(19 votes)   I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

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(19 votes)   I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many people in the country who don't like me.

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(18 votes)   As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country.

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(17 votes)   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.

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(16 votes)   Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies.

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(16 votes)   We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

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(13 votes)   Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

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