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The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest. (Stephen Ambrose)
Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen. View quote
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Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote. View quote
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My first book was the book that changed my life. View quote
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My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier. View quote
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Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist. View quote
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Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. View quote
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The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions. (Stephen Ambrose)
As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way. View quote
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American is the first democratic nation-state. View quote
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American corporations hate to give away money. View quote
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Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of. View quote
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I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education. View quote
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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. View quote
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During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour; at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history. View quote
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Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men. View quote
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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. View quote
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The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake. (Stephen Ambrose)
Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? View quote
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It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one. View quote
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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. View quote
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Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. View quote
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