William McKinley Quotes


Resuscitation will not be promoted by recrimination. The distrust of the present will not be relieved by a distrust of the future. A patriot makes a better citizen than a pessimist. And we have got to be patient.


Context

The country was in the middle of a financial depression.


Citations

William McKinley, 1843-1901, 25th President of the United States (Republican, OH), Speech At The Banquet Given By The Philadelphia Museums And The Manufacturers Club, Bourse, Philadelphia, June 2, 1897

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William McKinley
William McKinley
  • Born: January 29, 1843
  • Died: September 14, 1901
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

William McKinley was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. McKinley was president during the Spanish–American War of 1898, raised protective tariffs to boost American industry, and rejected the expansionary monetary policy of free silver, keeping the nation on the gold standard.