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By William McKinley
Isolation is no longer possible or desirable.
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- President McKinley's Last Public Utterance to the People in Buffalo, New York, September 5, 1901
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- The American Presidency Project (text follows the Public Papers of the Presidents)
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From William McKinley's last public speech, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 5, 1901, the day before he was shot. He is talking about how ships, trains and the telegraph have linked the world's nations.