We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
—William McKinley
Topics: Money
I do not prize the word cheap. It is not a word of inspiration. It is the badge of poverty, the signal of distress. Cheap merchandise means cheap men and cheap men mean a cheap country.
—William McKinley
Topics: Money
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.
—William McKinley
Topics: Peace
In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.
—William McKinley
Topics: Defeat
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
—William McKinley
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.
—William McKinley
Topics: Blessings
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