Stephen Ambrose Quotes

American - Historian | January 10, 1936 - October 13, 2002

Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.

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RichFriendsWashingtonNeverBoth

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail?

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LiveGovernmentYouLivingJuryHow

To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.

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AmericanWayInferiorEveryAfrican

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

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MistakeWarThoughtVietnamDreadful

Nixon regarded himself as having been cheated by life. He never got my vote.

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LifeVoteNeverGotBeenHe

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.

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JobGovernmentTrainPartyVietnam

My first book was the book that changed my life.

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LifeBookMy LifeFirstChanged

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

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BookBetterAlwaysLastFavorite

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

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BelieveEqualSlavesHeCreatedDid

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.

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WomenAmericaPlaceApprovalKnew

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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PeopleBuildingsMoreHighDestroyed

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

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WinHelpImmigrantsCleaningMore

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