Quote by Stephen Ambrose
World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Amer

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism. – Stephen Ambrose

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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

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