“ You don’t hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school. ”
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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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“ 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. ”
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“ In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. ”
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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. ”
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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? ”
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“ Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? ”
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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. ”
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“ Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. ”
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“ Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. ”
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“ World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. ”
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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. ”
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“ Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions. ”
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“ Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions. ”
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“ Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions. ”
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“ In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place. ”
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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. ”
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“ Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. ”
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“ The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about the shortest. ”
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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. ”
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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. ”
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“ In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place. ”
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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. ”
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“ There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors. ”
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