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Tag: William Howard Taft

(1857-1930) 27th US President

The basis of our republic

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.

Author Greg RavenPosted on April 26, 2017November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories ConstitutionTags William Howard Taft

The basis for advancement

Socialism proposes no adequate substitute for the motive of enlightened selfishness that today is at the basis of all human labor and effort, enterprise, and new activity.

Author Greg RavenPosted on September 16, 2015November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories self-improvement, socialismTags William Howard Taft

Liberty and property

Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution and the one which, united with that of personal liberty, has contributed more to the growth of civilization than any other institution established by the human race.

Author Greg RavenPosted on June 26, 2009November 1, 2018Format QuoteCategories propertyTags William Howard Taft

“Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not yet sufficiently fashionable to procure them general favor; a long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides.” — Thomas Paine

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