The world is not going to be saved by legislation.

Quote by William Howard Taft

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

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

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 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. . . .

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 makes me sick.

Politics makes me sick.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

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...

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

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

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be...

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be...

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...

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...

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...

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at...

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that to-day is at...