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

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

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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

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Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones... view

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

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Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life... view

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American is the first democratic nation-state... view

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History is everything that has ever happened... view

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Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death... view

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

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The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed... view

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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

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... view

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