World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. – Stephen Ambrose
Im no politician. Im an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education. – Stephen Ambrose
Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. – Stephen Ambrose
Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death. – Stephen Ambrose
I never thought Id be doing poetry books. I never really studied poetry. But the first one I did was after my mother died, and I realized that people sort of think and talk about her style and fashion, but in fact, what made her the person she was was really her love of reading and ideas. – Caroline Kennedy