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History is everything that has ever happened.

History is everything that has ever happened.

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning...

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning...

It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.

It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

Like their predecessors, the Presidents of today just throw up their hands.

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

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

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope....

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope....

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off,...

In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off,...

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that...

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that...

Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and...

Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and...

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

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

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based...

Trial by jury. Live wherever you can make a living. How could a government based...

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to...

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to...

My first book was the book that changed my life.

My first book was the book that changed my life.

As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as...

As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as...

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation.

Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was...

Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was...

The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.

The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever.

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.

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

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