Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attai… - William McKinley

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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.

William McKinley

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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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Alternative Names: W. McKinley • President McKinley • William McKinley, Jr. • W. McKinley, Jr. • President William McKinley • William M'Kinley

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#that we not leave them to themselves — they are unfit for self-government — and they would soon have anarchy and misrule over there worse than Spain's wars; and

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