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A government is for the benefit of all the people.
William Howard Taft
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William Howard Taft
Age: 72 †
Born: 1857
Born: September 15
Died: 1930
Died: March 8
27Th U.S. President
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Cincinnati
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The underlying principle of Masonry is the fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man. In this war we are engaging in upholding these principles and our enemies are attacking them.
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The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart.
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I think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man.
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