Quotes by William McKinley

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.