--- title: "10 Presidential Quotes By William Howard Taft" description: "10 Presidential quotes by William Howard Taft. Plus more from William Howard Taft and more Presidential sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/william-howard-taft-3006_make_politics-make-me-sick-305783_305783.jpg" --- > [Politics make me sick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/politics-make-me-sick/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/william-howard-taft-3006_make_politics-make-me-sick-305783_305783.jpg) > [Repeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/repeat-mantra-donuts-are-not-vitamins-donuts-are-not/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/william-howard-taft-3006_donuts_repeat-mantra-donuts-are-not-vitamins-do_439784.jpg) > [I am glad to be going. This is the lonesomest pace in the world?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/i-am-glad-to-be-going-this-is-the-lonesomest-pace-in-the-world/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/william-howard-taft-3006_glad_i-am-glad-to-be-going-this-is-the-loneso_1804296.jpg) > [Anyone who has taken the oath I have just taken must feel a heavy weight of responsibility. If not, he has no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/anyone-who-has-taken-the-oath-i-have-just-taken-must-feel-a-heavy/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b47/william-howard-taft-3006_conception_anyone-who-has-taken-the-oath-i-have-jus_1470344.jpg) > [I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the president is to increase the gate receipts of expositions and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-the-major-part-of-the-president-is/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a9/william-howard-taft-3006_conclusion_i-have-come-to-the-conclusion-that-the-m_2489278.jpg) > [Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/next-to-the-right-of-liberty-the-right-of-property-is-the-most-2/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/william-howard-taft-3006_constitution_next-to-the-right-of-liberty-the-right-o_3122053.jpg) > [The intoxication of power rapidly sobers off in the knowledge of its restrictions and under the prompt reminder of an ever-present and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-intoxication-of-power-rapidly-sobers-off-in-the-knowledge-of-its/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a05/william-howard-taft-3006_congress_the-intoxication-of-power-rapidly-sobers_1299981.jpg) > [Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/socialism-proposes-no-adequate-substitute-for-the-motive-of/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/william-howard-taft-3006_activity_socialism-proposes-no-adequate-substitut_1341666.jpg) > [Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/next-to-the-right-of-liberty-the-right-of-property-is-the-most/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/william-howard-taft-3006_civilization_next-to-the-right-of-liberty-the-right-o_1935817.jpg) > [There is nothing so despicable as a secret society that is based upon religious prejudice and that will attempt to defeat a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/there-is-nothing-so-despicable-as-a-secret-society-that-is-based-upon/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d7/william-howard-taft-3006_atheism_there-is-nothing-so-despicable-as-a-secr_2144800.jpg) ## Other authors on Presidential ## More by William Howard Taft > [The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-study-of-freemasonry-is-the-study-of-man-as-a-candidate-for-a/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [What I am anxious to do is to get the best bill possible with the least amount of friction… I wish to avoid \[splitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/what-i-am-anxious-to-do-is-to-get-the-best-bill-possible-with-the/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [“A National Government cannot create good times. It cannot make the rain to fall, the sun to shine, or the crops to grow, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/a-national-government-cannot-create-good-times-it-cannot-make-the/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-true-mason-is-the-tiler-of-the-temple-of-the-heart/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/what-i-am-anxious-to-do-is-to-secure-my-legislation-what-i-want-to-do/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [Lawyers are necessary in a community. Some of you...take a different view; but as I am a member of that legal profession, or was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/lawyers-are-necessary-in-a-community-some-of-you-take-a-different/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [I prefer an income tax, but the truth is I am afraid of the discussion which will follow and the criticism which will ensue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/i-prefer-an-income-tax-but-the-truth-is-i-am-afraid-of-the-discussion/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [I look forward with hope to increasing the already good feeling between the South andthe other sections of the country. My chief purpose is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/i-look-forward-with-hope-to-increasing-the-already-good-feeling/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/substantial-progress-toward-better-things-can-rarely-be-taken-without/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-precepts-of-the-gospel-were-universally-the-obligations-of-masonry/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/we-live-in-a-stage-of-politics-where-legislators-seem-to-regard-the/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [Politics make me sick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/politics-make-me-sick/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [I have an intense personal interest in making the use of American capital in the development of China an instrument for the promotion of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/i-have-an-intense-personal-interest-in-making-the-use-of-american/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-true-mason-takes-full-responsibility-for-the-condition-of-his/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) > [The real secrets of Masonry are never told, not even from mouth to ear. For the real secret of Masonry is spoken to your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/the-real-secrets-of-masonry-are-never-told-not-even-from-mouth-to-ear/) [William Howard Taft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-howard-taft/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/presidential/william-howard-taft/#itemlist", "name": "10 Presidential Quotes By William Howard Taft", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Politics make me sick", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Howard Taft" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/politics-make-me-sick/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/william-howard-taft-3006_make_politics-make-me-sick-305783_305783.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/william-howard-taft-3006_make_politics-make-me-sick-305783_305783.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/william-howard-taft-3006_make_politics-make-me-sick-305783_305783.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Politics make me sick” — William Howard Taft", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Repeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Howard Taft" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-howard-taft/repeat-mantra-donuts-are-not-vitamins-donuts-are-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/william-howard-taft-3006_donuts_repeat-mantra-donuts-are-not-vitamins-do_439784.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/william-howard-taft-3006_donuts_repeat-mantra-donuts-are-not-vitamins-do_439784.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ce/william-howard-taft-3006_donuts_repeat-mantra-donuts-are-not-vitamins-do_439784.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Repeat mantra: Donuts are not vitamins, donuts are not...” — William Howard Taft", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am glad to be going. 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