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In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.

William McKinley

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.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Conscience Design National Peace War
Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Country Fortunate Hands Heart Strong
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Agent Failure Peace War
By the blessings of heaven I mean to live and die, please God, in the faith of my mother.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Blessing Death Faith Heaven Live Mom Myself
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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Doubtful Enough Intelligent Myself Old President
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Deal Destiny Goodness Manifestation
Half-heartedness never won a battle.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Battle One Liner Win
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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Army Country Dangerous Peace Purpose Security Togetherness
I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Man Platform Stand
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.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Achievement Destiny High Land Literacy Providence
We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
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Money Sacred
The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
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Freedom Ignorance Man
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.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Brain Count Freedom Government Head Nation People Rule Supreme Willing
In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Darkness Hope Inspirational Near Time Victory
Without competition we would be clinging to the clumsy antiquated processes of farming and manufacture and the methods of business of long ago, and the twentieth would be no further advanced than the eighteenth century.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Advance Business Competition Farm Manufacture Process
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 MCKINLEY

Example History Hope Inspirational Life Man Time

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