The best Quotes by William McKinley

The best Quotes by William McKinley

William McKinley (January 29, 1843 - September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901.

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

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

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

I could not have told where those damned islands were within 2,000 miles.

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Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

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There's nothing wrong with Ohio
Except the snow and the rain

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East Coast style + Midwest charm = Ohio girl

Coming from southeast Ohio it's a very impoverished area and the poverty rate is almost two times the national average.

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Home is where the heart is and the heart is in Ohio.

If you don't like the weather in Southern Ohio, just wait 15 minutes.

Oh, great warrior? Wars not make one great.

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I don't want to be in a battle, but waiting on the edge of one I can't escape is even worse.

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The biggest difference from Hawaii and Alabama would probably be there's no beaches. But other than that, the people are very nice.

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It's been the honor of my lifetime to serve as your president. I love the job - but I love my country more.

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For the world has changed, and we must change with it.

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We can't do everything, but we have to do, what we can do.

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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.

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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense… human rights invented America.

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Our Constitution works; our great republic is a government of laws and not of men. Here, the people rule.

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The presidency has many problems, but boredom is the least of them.

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Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.

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Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.

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We are going to have peace even if we have to fight for it.

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