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.
William Howard Taft

Politics makes me sick.
William Howard Taft

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

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.
William Howard Taft

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

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

The world is not going to be saved by legislation.
William Howard Taft

We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government.
William Howard Taft

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.
William Howard Taft