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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The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.
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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In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.
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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Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.
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 Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.
Stephen Ambrose
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Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?
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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I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.
Stephen Ambrose
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I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.
Stephen Ambrose
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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.
Stephen Ambrose
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