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I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the matter is, the longer I am president the less of a party man I seem to become. ↗

— William Howard Taft

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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. ↗

— William Howard Taft

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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. ↗

— William Howard Taft

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Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies. ↗

— William Howard Taft

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A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

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Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

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Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

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Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

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The burden of the self is lightened with I laugh at myself. ↗

— Rabindranath Tagore

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This is supposed to be a participatory democracy and if we're not in there participating then the people that will manipulate and exploit the system will step in there. ↗

— George Takei

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