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William McKinley

painting by Emily Drayton Taylor

painting by Emily Drayton Taylor

Notable quotes

“War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.”
— First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1897)
“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.”
— First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1897).
“The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.”
— Letter (December 21, 1898).
“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 earth.”
— Speech delivered at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York (September 5, 1901).
“Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.”
— Speech delivered at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York (September 5, 1901).
“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.”
— Speech delivered at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York (September 5, 1901).

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