Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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William H. Taft Quotes Click here for William H. Taft books William Howard Taft The Man of the Hour "The welfare of the farmer is vital to that of the whole country." "Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in America." "If humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to the infusion into the American people of the Irish brain." "Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment." "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." "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." "The President cannot make clouds to rain and cannot make the corn to grow, he cannot make business good; although when these things occur, political parties do claim some credit for the good things that have happened in this way." "Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken with out developing new evils requiring new remedies." "The intoxication of power rapidly sobers off in the knowledge of its restrictions and under the prompt reminder of an ever-present and not always considerate press, as well as the kindly suggestions that not infrequently come from Congress." "Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever." "The diplomacy of the present administration has sought to respond to modern ideas of commercial intercourse. This policy has been characterized as substituting dollars for bullets. It is one that appeals alike to idealistic humanitarian sentiments, to the dictates of sound policy and strategy, and to legitimate commercial aims." "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." "The world is not going to be saved by legislation." "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." |
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