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William McKinley: “Whatever be the outcome, we must see to it that free Cuba be a reality, not a name, a perfect entity, not a hasty…”

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Whatever be the outcome, we must see to it that free Cuba be a reality, not a name, a perfect entity, not a hasty experiment bearing within itself the elements of failure.
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William McKinley
Republican · Ohio

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McKinley insists that Cuba must be genuinely free and not just a superficial change.

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