{"id":195428,"date":"2025-09-15T09:55:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=195428"},"modified":"2025-09-15T09:55:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T16:55:29","slug":"a-bit-of-wisdom-from-william-howard-taft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=195428","title":{"rendered":"A Bit of Wisdom from William Howard Taft"},"content":{"rendered":"

William Howard Taft, September 15, 1857 \u2013 March 8, 1930. 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930.<\/p>\n

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“Presidents come and go, but the Supreme Court goes on forever”.<\/p>\n

“Substantial progress toward better things can rarely be taken without developing new evils requiring new remedies”.<\/p>\n

“We are all dependent upon the investment of capital”.<\/p>\n

“A government is for the benefit of all the people”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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