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

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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...

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

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....

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually...

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually...

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...

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

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

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

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

American corporations hate to give away money.

American corporations hate to give away money.

Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every...

Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every...

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.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

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...

History is everything that has ever happened.

History is everything that has ever happened.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

American is the first democratic nation-state.

American is the first democratic nation-state.

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,...