William Mckinley quotes

" The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation. " # Empire # Mission # Kindness

" 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. " # Peace # Victory # War

" War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed. " # Peace # War # Advertising

" 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. " # Republican # Prayer # Peace

" Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. " # Literary Criticism

" When he received the cable from Admiral George Dewey reporting the capture of Manila, President William McKinley had to look up the location of the Philippines on a globe. "I could not have told where those damned islands were within 2,000 miles," he confessed later. " # Awards # President # Love