William McKinley Quotes
The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.
Citations
McKinley, William. "First Inaugural Address." Inaugural Addresses of the Presidents of the United States, United States Government Printing Office, 1989.
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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.