William McKinley

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

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

“We need no wars of conquest; we must avoid the temptation of territorial aggression.”

“My fellow citizens, trade statistics indicate that this country is in a state of unexampled prosperity.”

“Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.”

“Our capacity to produce has developed so enormously and our products have so multiplied that the problem of more markets requires our urgent and immediate attention.”

“The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.”

“Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles.”

“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.”

“The period of exclusiveness is past.”

“I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made President.”

“God's will, not ours, be done.”

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

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

“I do not prize the word 'cheap.' It is not a word of inspiration.”

“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.”