William McKinley



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.

William McKinley


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.

William McKinley



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



War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.