William Taft actually said...

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.

Letter to Chief of the United States Forest Service Gifford Pinchot Notifying Him of His Dismissal from Office

01/06/1910

More William Taft Quotes

The Young Men's Christian Association offers a lesson which can not be too deeply impressed upon the people—the lesson of tolerance.

I am the last man to pardon or mitigate wrongs against the public or against the individual.

I congratulate you sincerely on the evidence of the especial excellence of your Association here.

It is always a great pleasure for me to attend a Young Men's Christian Association in any city.