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 MCKINLEYWar should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
More William McKinley Quotes
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The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity’s sake.
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Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
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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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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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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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We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
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In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
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Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
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The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
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Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.
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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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Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
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Our past has gone into history.
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Unlike any other nation, here the people rule, and their will is the supreme law. It is sometimes sneeringly said by those who do not like free government, that here we count heads. True, heads are counted, but brains also.
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The best way for the Government to maintain its credit is to pay as it goes-not by resorting to loans, but by keeping out of debt-through an adequate income secured by a system of taxation, external or internal, or both.
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