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I could not have told where those damned islands were within 2,000 miles."

— William McKinley Attributed

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Our earnest prayer is that God will graciously vouchsafe prosperity, happiness, and peace to all our neighbors, and like blessings to all the peoples and powers of earth.

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity's sake.

Expositions are the timekeepers of progress.

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed.

The mission of the United States is one of benevolent assimilation.

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