Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority. — William Howard Taft Copy Share Image
The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
What I am anxious to do is to get the best bill possible with the least amount of friction… I wish to avoid [splitting… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
“A National Government cannot create good times. It cannot make the rain to fall, the sun to shine, or the crops to grow, but… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
What I am anxious to do is to secure my legislation… What I want to do is to get through that, and if I… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
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… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
I prefer an income tax, but the truth is I am afraid of the discussion which will follow and the criticism which will ensue… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
I look forward with hope to increasing the already good feeling between the South andthe other sections of the country. My chief purpose is… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies. — William Howard Taft Copy Share
The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry. — William Howard Taft Copy Share
We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
I have an intense personal interest in making the use of American capital in the development of China an instrument for the promotion of… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection. — William Howard Taft Copy Share
The real secrets of Masonry are never told, not even from mouth to ear. For the real secret of Masonry is spoken to your… — William Howard Taft Copy Share
