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William Howard Taft

Born

in Cincinnati, Ohio, The United States

September 15, 1857

Died

March 08, 1930

Genre

Nonfiction, Politics

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William Howard Taft was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, a leader of the progressive conservative wing of the Republican Party in the early 20th century, a pioneer in international arbitration and staunch advocate of world peace verging on pacifism, and scion of a leading political family, the Tafts, of Ohio.

Taft served as the Solicitor General of the United States, a federal judge, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Secretary of War before being nominated for President in the 1908 Republican National Convention with the backing of his predecessor and close friend Theodore Roosevelt.

His presidency was characterized by trust-busting, strengthening t ...more

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Average rating: 3.73 · 142 ratings · 18 reviews · 412 distinct works

	Ethics in Service 3.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1915 — 81 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Dearest Nellie: The Letters of William Howard Taft to Helen Herron Taft, 1909-1912 3.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Liberty Under Law: An Interpretation Of The Principles Of Our Constitutional Government (1922) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The South and the National Government 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2009 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Popular government; its essence, its permanence and its perils 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2009 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Presidency, Its Duties, Its Powers, Its Opportunities and Its Limitations (1916) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2015 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Popular Government and The Anti-trust Act and the Supreme Court (The Collected Works of William Howard Taft, Volume V) by William Howard Taft, David Potash (Contributor), Donald F. Anderson (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LIBERTY UNDER LAW : AN INTERPRETATION OF THE PRINCIPLES OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The President and His Powers & The United States and Peace (The Collected Works of William Howard Taft, Volume VI) by William Howard Taft, W. Carey Mcwilliams (Contributor), Frank X. Gerrity (Contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2003	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Issues & Outlooks (The Collected Works of William Howard Taft, Volume II) by William Howard Taft, David H. Burton (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Collected Works of William Howard Taft (8 books)
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Quotes by William Howard Taft (?)

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

tags: writing

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“Unless education promotes character making, unless it helps men to be more moral, more just to their fellows, more law abiding, more discriminatingly patriotic and public spirited, it is not worth the trouble taken to furnish it.”
― William Howard Taft

tags: education, homeschool, homeschooling, learning

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“Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever.”
― William Howard Taft

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