We have a government of limited power under the Constitutio… - William Howard Taft

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We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law.

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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We have a government of limited power under the Constitution, and we have got to work out our problems on the basis of law. - William Howard Taft

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