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I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are all prosperous, the trade with each becomes more valuable to the other.
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 trouble with me is that I like to talk too much.
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I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be the profession of a President simply to hear other people talk.
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