69 Quotes by William McKinley

The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible], and the more closely we observe its divine precept, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.

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

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.

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

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

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.

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

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.

The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.