Duty Quote by William Howard Taft

“I am going to do what I think is best for the country, within my jurisdiction and power, and then let the rest take care of itself.” quote by William Howard Taft — Download Open image

““I am going to do what I think is best for the country, within my jurisdiction and power, and then let the rest take care of itself.””

William Howard Taft

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The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays the conduct which is pleasing and acceptable to God. The doctrines and examples which distinguish the Order are obvious, and suited to every capacity. It is impossible for the most fastidious Mason to misunderstand, however he…

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What I am anxious to do is to get the best bill possible with the least amount of friction… I wish to avoid [splitting our party]. I shall do all in my power to retain the corporation tax as it is now and also force a reduction of the [tariff] schedules. It is only when all other efforts fail that…

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“A National Government cannot create good times. It cannot make the rain to fall, the sun to shine, or the crops to grow, but…

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The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart.

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What I am anxious to do is to secure my legislation… What I want to do is to get through that, and if I…

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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 at one time, and have only lost standing in it to become a politician, I still retain the pride of the profession. And I still insist that it is the law and the lawyer that make…

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I prefer an income tax, but the truth is I am afraid of the discussion which will follow and the criticism which will ensue if there is an other division in the Supreme Court on the subject of the income tax. Nothing has injured the prestige of the Supreme Court more than that last decision, and I think that many…

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I look forward with hope to increasing the already good feeling between the South andthe other sections of the country. My chief purpose is not to affect a change in the electoral vote of the Southern States. That is a secondary consideration. What I look forward to is an increase in the tolerance of political views of all kinds and…

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

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The precepts of the Gospel were universally the obligations of Masonry.

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