All Stephen Ambrose Quotes
You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.
Stephen Ambrose
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Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.
Stephen Ambrose
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To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.
Stephen Ambrose
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The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.
Stephen Ambrose
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It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.
Stephen Ambrose
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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?
Stephen Ambrose
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In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.
Stephen Ambrose
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Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.
Stephen Ambrose
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The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
Stephen Ambrose
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Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.
Stephen Ambrose
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Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise, train, equip, and then send Vietnam sufficient manpower to do the job.
Stephen Ambrose
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The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.
Stephen Ambrose
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The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.
Stephen Ambrose
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