Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
WILLIAM MCKINLEYThe free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
More William McKinley Quotes
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Our faith teaches that there is no safer reliance than upon the God of our fathers who has so singularly favored the American people in every national trial and who will not forsake us so long as we obey His commandments and walk humbly in His footsteps
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In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
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Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
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The more profoundly we study this wonderful Book, and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.
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War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
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Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our neighbors, and like blessings to all the peoples and powers of the earth
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I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made President.
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The path of progress is seldom smooth. New things are often found hard to do. Our fathers found them so. We find them so. But are we not made better for the effort and sacrifice?
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The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
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We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.
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We go to war only to make peace. We never went to war with any other design. We carry the national conscience wherever we go.
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Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
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Half-heartedness never won a battle.
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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.
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Our past has gone into history.
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