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By William McKinley
The period of exclusiveness is past.
- Source
- 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. He is arguing for reciprocity treaties and wider trade. The next sentence is: "The expansion of our trade and commerce is the pressing problem."