William McKinley Quotes

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

Hope, History, Dead

The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
William McKinley

Long, Cannot, Free

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
William McKinley

Peace, War, Until

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
William McKinley

Government, Free, Cuban

Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
William McKinley

I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
William McKinley

Standing, Platform, Tariff

I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made president.
William McKinley

Doubt, Made, Enough

In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
William McKinley

Time, May, Victory

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

Peace, War, Real

Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
William McKinley

Principles, Agreements, Policies

The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
William McKinley

United, Mission, Benevolent

We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny.
William McKinley

Good, Destiny, Deal

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: January 29, 1843

Died: September 14, 1901

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