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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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...

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...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.

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...

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,...

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

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

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 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...

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...

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down...

No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down...

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be...

Action for which I become responsible, or for which my administration becomes responsible, shall be...

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...