William McKinley Quotes
We cannot gamble with anything so sacred as money.
Citations
McKinley, William. "Letter of Acceptance of the Republican Nomination for President." A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, edited by James D. Richardson, vol. 10, Bureau of National Literature, 1911.
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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.