 I am a tariff man, standing on a tariff platform. |
| War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed. |
| Cuba ought to be free and independent, and the government should be turned over to the Cuban people. |
| Our differences are policies; our agreements, principles. |
| I have never been in doubt since I was old enough to think intelligently that I would someday be made president. |
| The free man cannot be long an ignorant man. |
| Expositions are the timekeepers of progress. |
| Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in conflict; and that our real eminence rests in the victories of peace, not those of war. |
| We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is Manifest Destiny. |
| 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. |
| The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation. |
| In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest. |
