American is the first democratic nation-state.

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Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.

Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.

I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.

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,...

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

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

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of...

I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of...

My first book was the book that changed my life.

My first book was the book that changed my life.

The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about...

The American Constitution is the greatest governing document, and at some 7,000 words, just about...

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,...

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

American corporations hate to give away money.

American corporations hate to give away money.

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...

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...

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...

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

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