I went down on my knees and prayed to Almighty God for light and guidance and one night late it came to me this way. We could not leave (the Philippines) to themselves-they were unfit for self-government-and they would soon… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
Without competition we would be clinging to the clumsy antiquated processes of farming and manufacture and the methods of business of long ago, and… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
Finally it should be the earnest wish and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection of the inhabitants… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
“We cannot always do what is best, but we can do what is practical at the time.” — William McKinley Copy Share Image
I do not prize the word cheap. It is not a word of inspiration. It is the badge of poverty, the signal of distress.… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made President. — William McKinley Copy Share Image
The people of this country want an industrial policy that is for America and Americans. — William McKinley Copy Share Image
I went down on my knees and prayed to Almighty God for light and guidance and one night late it came to me this… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
The more profoundly we study this wonderful Book, and the more closely we observe its divine precepts, the better citizens we will become and… — William McKinley Copy Share Image
