World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.
Stephen Ambrose
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- Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.
- I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.
- 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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- You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.