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War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
William McKinley
Peace
War
The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
William McKinley
Man
In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
William McKinley
Time
Victory
Defeat
May
That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.
William McKinley
History
Inspiration
Hope
Example
Man
Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
William McKinley
Principles
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war.
William McKinley
War
Peace
Conflict
Interest
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny.
William McKinley
Destiny
I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
William McKinley
Man
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
William McKinley
Government
People
Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
William McKinley
Progress
I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made president.
William McKinley
Doubt
Old
President
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
William McKinley
Mission
states
United