No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desir… - William Howard Taft

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No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.

William Howard Taft

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William Howard Taft (15 September 1857 – 8 March 1930) was the 27th president of the United States (1909–1913) and 10th chief justice of the United States (1921–1930). He also served as an associate judge on the Sixth Circuit, Governor-General of the Philippines, Secretary of War to Theodore Roosevelt and Solicitor General. Between 1914 and 1920 he was the Kent Professor of Law at Yale University.

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Alternative Names: William Taft • William H. Taft • President Taft • W. H. Taft • W. Taft

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