Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that yo… - William Howard Taft

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Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

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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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Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood. - William Howard Taft

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