Phelps Taft II

Famous quotes containing the words phelps and/or taft:

    “It is impossible to forget the sense of dignity which marks the hour when one becomes a wage-earner.... I felt that I had suddenly acquired value—to myself, to my family, and to the world.”
    —Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)

    “Taft, laughing, “What troubles [brother] Charles is, he is afraid Roosevelt will get the credit of making me President and not himself.” To Charles: “I will agree not to minimize the part you played in making me President if you will agree not to minimize the part Roosevelt played.””
    —William Howard Taft (1857–1930)