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The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.

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
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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Effort Hard Work Ourselves Path Progress Sacrifice
I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
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Man Platform Stand
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
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
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Agent Failure Peace War
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.
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Conscience Design National Peace 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 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.
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Citizenship Close Destiny Nation Observation Ourselves Wonderful
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
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
By the blessings of heaven I mean to live and die, please God, in the faith of my mother.
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Blessing Death Faith Heaven Live Mom Myself
Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.
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Country Fortunate Hands Heart Strong
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
Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
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Capacity Enjoyment Honesty Industry Public
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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Achievement Destiny High Land Literacy Providence
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

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