“ War creates many strange juxtapositions, perhaps none stranger than this: men who are doing their utmost to kill other men can transform in a split second into lifesavers. Soldiers who encounter a wou… Stephen Ambrose
“ 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
“ I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education. 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
