Quotes from William Howard Taft
No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.
— William Howard Taft
A government is for the benefit of all the people.
— William Howard Taft
The underlying principle of Masonry is the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. In this war we are engaging in upholding these principles and our enemies are attacking them.
— William Howard Taft
Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.
— 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
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 do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.
— William Howard Taft
The Masonic system represents a stupendous and beautiful fabric, founded on universal purity, to rule and direct our passions, to have faith and love in God, and charity toward man.
— William Howard Taft
Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
— William Howard Taft
We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
— William Howard Taft
The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.
— William Howard Taft
The true Mason ever strives to cultivate Masonry in his/her life to the fullest degree possible.
— William Howard Taft