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William Howard Taft Quotes - Page 3

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.

Said about Charles Evans Hughes in November 1909. "Taft and Roosevelt: The intimate letters of Archie Butt" by Archibald Willingham Butt, p. 224, 1930.

We are imperfect. We cannot expect perfect government.

Address at a banquet given by the Board of Trade and Chamber of Commerce of Washington, D.C., on May 08, 1909. "Presidential Addresses and State Papers of William Howard Taft". Volume 1, chapter 7, p. 82, 1910.