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The inferiority of our merchant marine is justly humiliating to the national pride.
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gutenberg.orgWilliam McKinley: “The inferiority of our merchant marine is justly humiliating to the national pride.”
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McKinley expresses concern over the inadequacy of the U.S. merchant marine and its impact on national pride.
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