Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002) was an American historian and biographer of U.S.
I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business. Use this quote
Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. Use this quote
I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education. Use this quote
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future. Use this quote
Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based on such principles fail? Use this quote
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. Use this quote
You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school. Use this quote
Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
History is everything that has ever happened. Use this quote
