American is the first democratic nation-state.

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Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life.

Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life.

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...

History is everything that has ever happened.

History is everything that has ever happened.

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...

There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones.

Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones.

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...

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in...

It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in...

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

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

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...

The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more...

The more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more...

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

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

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and...

We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and...

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...

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the...

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the...

Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise,...

Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise,...

I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as...

I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as...