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 MCKINLEYThe American people, intrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go.
More William McKinley Quotes
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Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world which, under Providence, we ought to achieve.
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In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
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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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We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
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Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
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The army of Grant and the army of Lee are together. They are one now in faith, in hope, in fraternity, in purpose, and in an invincible patriotism. And, therefore, the country is in no danger. In justice strong, in peace secure, and in devotion to the flag all one.
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I do not prize the word cheap. It is not a word of inspiration. It is the badge of poverty, the signal of distress. Cheap merchandise means cheap men and cheap men mean a cheap country.
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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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By the blessings of heaven I mean to live and die, please God, in the faith of my mother.
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The people of this country want an industrial policy that is for America and Americans.
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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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I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
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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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Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
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