Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. - William McKinley
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Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.
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William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was 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.
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W. McKinley
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President McKinley
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William McKinley, Jr.
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W. McKinley, Jr.
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President William McKinley
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William M'Kinley
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.
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.
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.
