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I am for America because America is for the common people.

William McKinley

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
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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Cheap Country Inspirational Man Signal Word
Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
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Progress Time
Our past has gone into history.
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History One Liner Past
Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our neighbors, and like blessings to all the peoples and powers of the earth
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Earth God Gracious People Power Prayer Prosperity
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
Half-heartedness never won a battle.
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Battle One Liner Win
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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Interest Peace Remember Victory War
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.
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Deal Destiny Goodness Manifestation
The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
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Freedom Ignorance Man
The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity’s sake.
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Flag Humanity Plant Sake Territory
We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
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Money Sacred
I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
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Man Platform Stand
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
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Agent Failure Peace War
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
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Freedom Government Independent People
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
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Act Mission Oneself

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