William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinleywas the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination in September 1901, six months into his second term. McKinley led the nation to victory in the Spanish–American War, raised protective tariffs to promote American industry, and maintained the nation on the gold standard in a rejection of inflationary proposals...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth29 January 1843
CityNiles, OH
CountryUnited States of America
The best way for the Government to maintain its credit is to pay as it goes-not by resorting to loans, but by keeping out of debt-through an adequate income secured by a system of taxation, external or internal, or both.
The most popular systems are those that apply a disciplined systematic technique, .. The hardest part for investors is finding a system that fits their lifestyle, and that is a critically important component.
Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
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 am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform.
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.
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 the earth
Half-heartedness never won a battle.
The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world which, under Providence, we ought to achieve.
Strong hearts and helpful hands are needed, and, fortunately, we have them in every part of our beloved country.
The American people, intrenched in freedom at home, take their love for it with them wherever they go...