World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. – Stephen Ambrose
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future. – Stephen Ambrose
Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life. – 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
…creases like the leathern boot of Tartar horsemen, curl like the dewlap of a mighty bullock, unfold like a mist rising out of a ravine, gleam like a lake touched by a zephyr, and be wet and soft like a forest floor newly swept by rain. – Luwuh, Chaking, regarding selection of the best quality tea leaves