Half-heartedness never won a battle.
WILLIAM MCKINLEYIlliteracy 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.
More William McKinley Quotes
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Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
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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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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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War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
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We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
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The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
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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 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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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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The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
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Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
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Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
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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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Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
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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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