Quote#Remembrance
Let us ever remember that our interest is in concord, not in…
Quote byWilliam McKinley · 1843–1901
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Speech delivered at the Pan-American Exposition, Buffalo, New York (September 5, 1901)..
English (original)
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.
— William McKinley
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