William Taft actually said...

"I respectfully urge upon Congress this appropriation."

"I cordially concur in the views of the Secretary of State and trust that the policy of the United States toward Liberia will be so shaped as to fulfill our national duty to the Liberian people who, by..."

"The herds have been reduced to such an extent that the question of profit has become a mere incident, and the controlling question has become one of conservation."

"The rapid depletion of these herds is undoubtedly to be ascribed to the practice of pelagic sealing."