black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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

William McKinley

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 MCKINLEY

Interest Peace Remember Victory War
I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Man Platform Stand
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

Army Country Dangerous Peace Purpose Security Togetherness
The American people, intrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Freedom Home Love Patriot People
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.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Cheap Country Inspirational Man Signal Word
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
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Agent Failure Peace War
Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Agreement Difference Policy Principle
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
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
Half-heartedness never won a battle.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Battle One Liner Win
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Freedom Government Independent People
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?
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Effort Hard Work Ourselves Path Progress Sacrifice
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Act Mission Oneself
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.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY

Citizenship Close Destiny Nation Observation Ourselves Wonderful
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

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

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More William McKinley Quotes