Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most import…

William Howard Taft
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Next to the right of liberty, the right of property is the most important individual right guaranteed by the Constitution . . ✨ William Howard Taft, William Taft Popular Government: Its Essence, Its Permanence and Its Perils, Transaction Publishers
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We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement. ✨ William Howard Taft, David Henry Burton (2009). Wi … ▶
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The intoxication of power rapidly sobers off in the knowledge of its restrictions and under the prompt reminder of an ever-present and not always considerate press, as well as the kindly suggestions … ▶
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We are all imperfect. We can not expect perfect government. ✨ William Howard Taft (2002). The Collected Works of William Howard Taft: Presidential addresses and state papers

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