William Taft actually said...

"I venture to say that in your whole experience you have never met men of a higher standard of character, of a higher devotion to public duty, and of greater skill in their profession than those same a..."

"You have done it wisely, first, because when you want a thing done it is just as well to get close to the men who are to do it."

"I think that a wise platform to take."

"This Government was among the foremost in the great work of uplifting the uncivilized regions of Africa."