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

Quote by William Howard Taft

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I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

A government is for the benefit of all the people. . . .

A government is for the benefit of all the people. . . .

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of...

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of...

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...

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

The trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome...

No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome...

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...

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 am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

A government is for the benefit of all the people.

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to...

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to...

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...

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best...

I do not know much about politics, but I am trying to do the best...

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.

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,...

Politics makes me sick.

Politics makes me sick.

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were...

I am really sorry to see my countrymen trouble themselves about politics. If men were...

If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the...

If someone dares question the Administrations leadership or integrity, they drape a flag over the...