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The true Mason is ever vigilant for subtle traces of character and personality flaws which daily experience brings out.
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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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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I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of the postulates of the orthodox creed to which I cannot subscribe.
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I would like to have an ample fund to spread the light of Republicanism, but I am willing to undergo the disadvantage to make certain that in the future we shall reduce the power of money in politics for unworthy purposes.
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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.
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Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment.
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