--- title: "10 William Mckinley Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 William Mckinley quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best William Mckinley sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/joseph-b-wirthlin-822_army_william-mckinley-oswald-was-my-high-scho_670330.png" --- > [William McKinley Oswald was my high school football coach. He was a great coach and had a profound influence on my life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-b-wirthlin/william-mckinley-oswald-was-my-high-school-football-coach-he-was-a/) [Joseph B. Wirthlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-b-wirthlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/joseph-b-wirthlin-822_army_william-mckinley-oswald-was-my-high-scho_670330.png) > [A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-baker/a-skillful-playwright-might-have-a-good-time-with-the-story-of-the/) [Russell Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a32/russell-baker-2930_assassination_a-skillful-playwright-might-have-a-good_1037871.png) > [William McKinley has surely been underrated - in no small part because he was succeeded by a memorable leader, Theodore Roosevelt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-m-strock/william-mckinley-has-surely-been-underrated-in-no-small-part-because/) [James M Strock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-m-strock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/925/james-m-strock-14864_leader_william-mckinley-has-surely-been-underra_1683331.jpg) > [William McKinley has left us a priceless gift in the example of a useful and pure life, in his fidelity to public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/grover-cleveland/william-mckinley-has-left-us-a-priceless-gift-in-the-example-of-a/) [Grover Cleveland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/grover-cleveland/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86c/grover-cleveland-6120_demonstration_william-mckinley-has-left-us-a-priceless_2921931.jpg) > [Let me be the first to admit that the naked truth about me is to the naked truth about Salvador Dali as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-thurber/let-me-be-the-first-to-admit-that-the-naked-truth-about-me-is-to-the/) [James Thurber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-thurber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/722/james-thurber-1534_attics_let-me-be-the-first-to-admit-that-the-na_2204071.png) > [ To say this sacred prayer \[the Kaddish, prayer for the dead\] for a Gentile is a most uncommon proceeding, but so unanimous… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/abraham-cahan/to-say-this-sacred-prayer-the-kaddish-prayer-for-the-dead-for-a/) [Abraham Cahan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/abraham-cahan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c83/abraham-cahan-29449_ardent_to-say-this-sacred-prayer-the-kaddish-pr_2610924.jpg) > [I found myself thinking about President William McKinley, the third American president to be assassinated. He lived for several days after he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-found-myself-thinking-about-president-william-mckinley-the-third/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/126/john-green-12_american-president_i-found-myself-thinking-about-president_2688414.jpg) > [“Thus, in the early 1900s, a new generation of crusading journalists known as “muckrakers” campaigned to expose the social ills and abuses…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-river-editors/thus-in-the-early-1900s-a-new-generation-of-crusading-journalists/) [Charles River Editors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-river-editors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/charles-river-editors-1165_child-labor_thus-in-the-early-1900s-a-new-generation_1085015.jpg) > [“Around this time he performed a ceremony that he had contemplated for some time. He asked Fred to compose a letter requesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-chernow/around-this-time-he-performed-a-ceremony-that-he-had-contemplated-for/) [Ron Chernow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-chernow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/595/ron-chernow-1189_family-members_around-this-time-he-performed-a-ceremony_2420570.png) > [“MARK TWAIN Some months after invading Iraq, President George W. Bush said he had taken the war to liberate the Philippines as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eduardo-galeano/mark-twain-some-months-after-invading-iraq-president-george-w-bush/) [Eduardo Galeano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eduardo-galeano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10a/eduardo-galeano-1015_dominican-republic_mark-twain-some-months-after-invading-ir_700863.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/william-mckinley/#itemlist", "name": "William Mckinley Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "William McKinley Oswald was my high school football coach. He was a great coach and had a profound influence on my life. But I think he could have learned his method of motivating players from an army drill sergeant.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph B. 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Their exposes resulted in reforms including child labor laws, the creation of the Food and Drug Administration, and the breaking up of the Standard Oil Company. Progressivism was less a movement than a set of ideals embraced by politicians from both major parties. 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He asked Fred to compose a letter requesting a future president of the United States to appoint his grandson Ulysses (Fred’s son) as a West Point cadet. Grant summoned family members and doctors as witnesses before he affixed his signature to the document. It was such a solemn gesture for him that as he folded the paper, a hush gripped the room. In 1898 President William McKinley would honor the request by appointing Ulysses S. 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At the time, writer Ambrose Bierce revealed: “War is God’s way of teaching us geography.” And his colleague Mark Twain, leader of the Anti-Imperialist League, designed a new flag for the nation, featuring little skulls in place of stars. General Frederick Funston suggested Twain ought to be hanged for treason. 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