The more profoundly we study this wonderful book [the Bible], and the more closely we observe its divine precept, the better citizens we will become and the higher will be our destiny as a nation.
~ William Mckinley
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
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.
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.
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people.
