The Best William Howard Taft quotes

Well, I have one consolation. No candidate was ever elected ex–president by such a large majority! — William Howard Taft

The truth is that in my present life I don’t remember that I ever was president. — William Howard Taft

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever. — William Howard Taft

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

I’ll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk. — William Howard Taft

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around. — William Howard Taft

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the matter is, the longer I am President the less of a party man I seem to become. — 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. — William Howard Taft

The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart. — William Howard Taft

The true Mason ever strives to cultivate Masonry in his/her life to the fullest degree possible. — William Howard Taft

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

The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection. — William Howard Taft

The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere. — William Howard Taft

The true Mason never hesitates to use the working tools to correct personal flaws. — William Howard Taft

The true Mason’s level of discernment increases with every use of the working tools, because the true Mason is ever working on him/her self. — William Howard Taft

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. — William Howard Taft

We can’t have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint. — William Howard Taft

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

The man with the average mentality, but with control, with a definite goal, and a clear conception of how it can be gained, and above all, with the power of application and labor, wins in the end. — William Howard Taft

We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law. — William Howard Taft

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

It seemed as though Theodore’s passion for Alice far exceeded his genuine knowledge of her. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be within the law. — William Howard Taft

There is no ‘but’ in it. The way to be an administration Senator is to vote with the Administration. — William Howard Taft

It is surprising,’ Roosevelt explained, ‘how much reading a man can do in time usually wasted. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

The only question now,’ he said, ‘is which corpse gets the most flowers. — Doris Kearns Goodwin

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years is not bad. — 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. — William Howard Taft

The world is not going to be saved by legislation. — William Howard Taft

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

The diplomacy of the present administration has sought to respond to the modern idea of commercial intercourse. This policy has been characterized as substituting dollars for bullets. — William Howard Taft

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

The City that knows how. — William Howard Taft