We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny.
- William McKinley
Destiny, Deal, Good Deal, Manifest
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
War, Victories, Rests, Concord
The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
- William McKinley
Man, Ignorant, Cannot, Free Man
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
- William McKinley
Government, Over, Turned, Cuba
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
- William McKinley
Mission, United States, Benevolent
Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.
- William McKinley
Differences, Policies, Agreements
I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made president.
- William McKinley
Think, Old, Been, Old Enough
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
- William McKinley
Peace, Never, Agency, Failed
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
Dead, Lifetime, Set, Inspiration
In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
- William McKinley
Victory, Defeat, May, Nearest
Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
- William McKinley
Progress
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