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William McKinley: “Peace, with whose blessings we have been so singularly favored, is the national desire and the goal of every American…”

On the recordOctober 11, 1898
Peace, with whose blessings we have been so singularly favored, is the national desire and the goal of every American aspiration.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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Address at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha, Nebraska

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