William McKinley Quotes, Status, and Thoughts

We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity’s sake.

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

The freeman cannot belong to an ignorant man.

I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.

Our past has gone into history.

Half-heartedness never won a battle.

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

Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.

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

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

I am for America because America is for the common people.

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity's sake.

The liberty to make our laws does not give us the freedom nor the license to break our laws!

The people of this country want an industrial policy that is for America and Americans.

The American people, entrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go.

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

By the blessings of heaven I mean to live and die, please God, in the faith of my mother.

Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.

Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.

The Working Man's Creed: "A short day is better than a short dollar".