Quotes By Stephen Ambrose
I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.
Stephen Ambrose
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.
Stephen Ambrose
The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.
Stephen Ambrose
We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today.
Stephen Ambrose
Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.
Stephen Ambrose
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.
Stephen Ambrose
The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest.
Stephen Ambrose
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.
Stephen Ambrose
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.
Stephen Ambrose
As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way.
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Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.
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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.
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Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.
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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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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
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
I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.
Stephen Ambrose
The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.
Stephen Ambrose
Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist.
Stephen Ambrose