4 cryptograms to solve with a pencil. Each letter of the quote has been swapped for another letter, and the same swap holds all the way through.
20 pt ciphertext — the size a newspaper puzzle page never gives you. 26 pt ciphertext with wide letter spacing and room to write. Both sizes print on US Letter with the answer key on its own page.
Printing this web page instead? Press Ctrl+P (⌘+P on a Mac). The navigation and buttons drop away, and the answer key prints on its own page — open it below first if you want it included.
Decoder — write your answer under each cipher letter:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
Solver's cheat sheet
Most common letters
E T A O I N S H R D L U
Most common 1-letter words
A I
Most common 2-letter words
OF TO IN IT IS BE AS AT SO WE HE BY OR ON DO IF ME MY UP AN GO NO US AM
Most common 3-letter words
THE AND FOR ARE BUT NOT YOU ALL ANY CAN HER WAS ONE OUR OUT DAY GET HAS HIM HIS HOW MAN NEW NOW OLD SEE TWO WAY WHO BOY DID ITS LET PUT SAY SHE TOO USE
Common double letters
LL EE SS OO TT FF RR NN PP CC
Common word endings
-ING -ION -ENT -TION -LY -ED -ER -EST
After an apostrophe
T (don't) S (it's) RE (we're) VE (I've) LL (we'll) D (I'd)
“Distrust of the capacity, integrity, and high purposes of the American people will not be an inspiring theme for future political contests.”— William McKinley, 1901, Second Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=K B=X C=Q D=C E=W F=S G=Y H=B I=O J=L K=E L=U M=H N=G O=D P=M Q=P R=F S=R T=V U=N V=I W=A X=T Y=Z Z=J
“The main body of the laws which regulate the rights and obligations of the people should be maintained with as little interference as possible.”— William McKinley, 1900, Fourth Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=S B=I C=L D=R E=M F=Y G=W H=V I=D J=X K=E L=O M=A N=Q O=P P=K Q=Z R=U S=T T=F U=C V=H W=N X=G Y=B Z=J
“The triumph of the people, whose verdict is carried into effect today, is not the triumph of one section, nor wholly of one party, but of all sections and all the people.”— William McKinley, 1897, First Inaugural AddressCipher key: A=V B=Y C=H D=R E=G F=E G=A H=C I=Z J=O K=Q L=J M=B N=F O=L P=X Q=D R=N S=U T=W U=I V=P W=K X=M Y=T Z=S
“Our future progress and prosperity depend upon our ability to equal, if not surpass, other nations in the enlargement and advance of science, industry, and commerce.”— William McKinley, 1899, Third Annual Message to CongressCipher key: A=T B=A C=B D=P E=Y F=R G=H H=U I=V J=K K=F L=S M=W N=G O=X P=Q Q=D R=E S=O T=I U=Z V=N W=J X=L Y=M Z=C