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Stephen Ambrose quotes

American Historian January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002

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Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there. Stephen Ambrose
The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same. Stephen Ambrose
Todd says that the doctor "was rather horrified because we passed a German who had had his head shot off, but his arms and legs were still waving about and strange noises were coming out of him, and i thought even the doctor was a bit turned over by that. Stephen Ambrose
When Hitler declared war on the United States, he was betting that German soldiers, raised up in the Hitler Youth, would always out fight American soldiers, brought up in the Boy Scouts. He lost that bet. The Boy Scouts had been taught how to figure their way out of their own problems. Stephen Ambrose
I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business. Stephen Ambrose
Johnson had been the most powerful man in the world, yet the North Vietnamese and the Vietcong had resisted, overcome his power, broken his will. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their..."
In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death."
Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "plan your work and work your plan"where there is a will, there..."
plan your work and work your plan"where there is a will, there is a way Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always..."
My favorite book is the last one printed, which is always better than those that were published earlier. Stephen Ambrose
Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up..."
Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. Stephen Ambrose
In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen."
Reading your own material aloud forces you to listen. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake."
The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake. Stephen Ambrose

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