No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome them without a fight. All one has to do to get the best of the elements is to stand pat and one will win.

Quote by William Howard Taft

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Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Politics makes me sick.

Politics makes me sick.

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

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

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great...

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

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

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

Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

Politics, when I am in it, it makes me sick.

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in...

Anti-Semitism is a noxious weed that should be cut out. It has no place in...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth...

I love judges, and I love courts. They are my ideals, that typify on earth...

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years...

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

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

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

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...