Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people. – William McKinley
I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made president. – 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
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny. – William McKinley
