Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

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Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.

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Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?

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Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

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My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier.

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It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.

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In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.

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Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.

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The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

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The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.

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Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice.

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The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

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The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.

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I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower.

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Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.

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To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.

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Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

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Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.

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I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

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Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

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We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today.

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