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 MCKINLEYWar should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
More William McKinley Quotes
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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.
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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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We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.
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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 American people, intrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go.
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Our past has gone into history.
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The people of this country want an industrial policy that is for America and Americans.
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Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
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The liberty to make our laws does not give us the freedom nor the license to break our laws!
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Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
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The most popular systems are those that apply a disciplined systematic technique, .. The hardest part for investors is finding a system that fits their lifestyle, and that is a critically important component.
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Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
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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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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 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.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY