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Stephen Ambrose quotes

American Historian January 10, 1936 – October 13, 2002

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Stephen Ambrose quote: "Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones."
Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "American corporations hate to give away money."
American corporations hate to give away money. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst..."
The great wars of the 20th Century made it into the worst Century ever. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you..."
You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that..."
Andrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men. Stephen Ambrose
In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. Stephen Ambrose
Neither Johnson nor his party nor the government as a whole were willing to raise, train, equip, and then send Vietnam sufficient manpower to do the job. Stephen Ambrose
Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice. Stephen Ambrose
Chickenshit is so called - instead of horse- or bull- or elephant shit - because it is small-minded and ignoble and takes the trivial seriously. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "The German today is like the June Bride. He knows he is going..."
The German today is like the June Bride. He knows he is going to get it, but he doesn't know how big it is going to be". Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for..."
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you..."
We can't make you do anything, but we can make you wish you had. - Army saying Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were..."
Jefferson owned slaves. He did not believe that all were created equal. He was a racist. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone..."
We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today. Stephen Ambrose
Stephen Ambrose quote: "As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them..."
As to the Indians, the guiding principle was, promise them anything just so long as they get out of the way. Stephen Ambrose

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