William Taft actually said...

"I am only speaking to you as executives who have felt the injustice of that sort of criticism that comes from the lack of that feature of the English system I have pointed out."

"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..."

"I should be glad to regard what has happened only as a personal reflection, so that I could pass it over and take no official cognizance of it."