Ein Krieg sollte erst eingegangen werden, wenn alle friedlichen Bemühungen versagt haben.
War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.
KriegWilliam McKinleyKommentieren
Alles was ein Mensch sich in seinem Leben wünschen kann - als gutes Beispiel zu dienen - und nach seinem Tod als Inspiration in die Geschichte einzugehen.
That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.
William McKinleyKommentieren
The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.
William McKinleyKommentieren
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny.
HawaiiWilliam McKinleyKommentieren
I could not have told where those damned islands were within 2,000 miles.
PhilippinenWilliam McKinleyKommentieren
