William Taft actually said...

"By your own conduct you have destroyed your usefulness as a helpful subordinate of the Government."

"In point of fact it usually profits, because it can seldom be required to return more than a fraction of the excess charges collected."

"When the People of the United States elected me President, they placed me in an office of the highest dignity and charged me with the duty of maintaining that dignity and proper respect for the office..."

"Moreover, if I were to pass over this matter in silence, it would be most demoralizing to the discipline of the executive branch of the Government."