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The true Mason takes full responsibility for the condition of his character and ever strives for its perfection.
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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We must dare to be great and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.
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The true Mason always carries his working tools everywhere.
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The true Mason is the Tiler of the Temple of the Heart.
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Constitutions are checks upon the hasty action of the majority. They are the self-imposed restraints of a whole people upon a majority of them to secure sober action and a respect for the rights of the minority.
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