Mar 3, 1901
Whatever remains unfulfilled is a continuing obligation resting with undiminished force upon the Executive and the Congress.
William McKinley
The Public Record
William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1897, until his assassination on September 14, 1901. A member of the Republican Party, he was born in Ohio and previously served as the governor of Ohio from 1892 to 1896. McKinley is known for leading the nation to victory in the Spanish-American War and for implementing protective tariffs to bolster American industry while maintaining the gold standard.
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Mar 3, 1901
Existing problems demand the thought and quicken the conscience of the country.
Mar 3, 1901
May it end without further bloodshed, and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty under law!
Mar 3, 1901
We should not permit our great prosperity to lead us to reckless ventures in business or profligacy in public expenditures.
Mar 3, 1901
I did all that in honor could be done to avert the war, but without avail.
Mar 3, 1901
Now they are sufficient for all public needs, and we have a surplus instead of a deficit.
Mar 3, 1901
The peace which we are pledged to leave to the Cuban people must carry with it the guaranties of permanence.
Mar 3, 1901
It became inevitable; and the Congress at its first regular session, without party division, provided money in anticipation of the crisis and in preparation to meet it.
Mar 1, 1901
Under the circumstances of this case I do not feel at liberty to approve the bill.
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