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William McKinley: Education, religion, and morality have kept pace with our advancement in other directions, and while extending its power…

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Education, religion, and morality have kept pace with our advancement in other directions, and while extending its power the Government has adhered to its foundation principles and abated none of them in dealing with our new peoples and possessions.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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McKinley highlights the importance of education, religion, and morality in the nation's progress.

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