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We can't have a decent government unless those in power exercise self restraint.
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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William Taft
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Too many people don't care what happens so long as it doesn't happen to them.
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One cannot always be sure of the truth of what one hears if he happens to be President of the United States.
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