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

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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 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...

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

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

My first book was the book that changed my life.

My first book was the book that changed my life.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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....

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...

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...

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.

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'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...

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.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

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...

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...