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

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

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

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high...

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high...

I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew...

I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew...

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

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

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

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

Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men...

Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men...

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....

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.

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.

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.

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...

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

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

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

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...

It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.

It would not be possible to praises nurses too highly.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...