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William McKinley: “We come not to make war upon the inhabitants of Cuba, nor upon any party or faction among them, but to protect them in…”

On the recordJuly 12, 1898
We come not to make war upon the inhabitants of Cuba, nor upon any party or faction among them, but to protect them in their homes, in their employments, and in their personal and religious rights.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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