William McKinley

War should never be entered upon until every agency of peace has failed; peace is preferable to war in almost every contingency.

We want no wars of conquest; we must avoid the temptation of territorial aggression.

Arbitration is the true method of settlement of international as well as local or individual differences.

Dark pictures and gloomy forebodings are worse than useless.

Honesty, capacity, and industry are nowhere more indispensable than in public employment.

There are some national questions in the solution of which patriotism should exclude partisanship.