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William McKinley: “The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation, substituting the mild sway of justice and right for…”

On the recordDecember 20, 1898
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation, substituting the mild sway of justice and right for arbitrary rule.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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