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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 Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

The Holocaust was the most evil crime ever committed.

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.

In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place.

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen.

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.

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,...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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.

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...

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the...

The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the...

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...