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TAFT, WILLIAM HOWARD. Letter Signed, confirming a quote from the 1912 presidential campaign, to E.J.W. Fink of Mishawaka, IN; with three words added in Taft's hand. Matted and framed with a carbon copy of Fink's original letter and a photograph of Taft. Not examined outside of frame. New Haven, CT, 1 November 1919
Fink asked whether "after you had remained quiet for a long time under the personal lashings of Roosevelt, you made a statement something like this: 'A real man will stand a certain amount of abuse, but when driven into a corner will arrive at a point where his manhood will assert itself and he will strike back.'" Taft responded: "You & not your friend are quite right as to the remarks made by me and its occasion. Sincerely yours, Wm H. Taft."
