Author: William McKinley

Quotes

We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny.

We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny.

- William McKinley

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.

Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.

- William McKinley

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

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.

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

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.

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

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