William Howard Taft Quotes

William Howard Taft — American President born on September 15, 1857, died on March 08, 1930

William Howard Taft was an American jurist and statesman who served as both the 27th President of the United States and later the 10th Chief Justice of the United States. A leader during the Progressive Era, Taft and his conservative allies took control of the Republican Party away from Theodore Roosevelt and the liberals. He is the only person to have presided over both the executive and judicial branches of the United States federal government... (wikipedia)

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise and new activity.

Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.

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.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

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