Stephen Ambrose
  • Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.

  • I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.

  • The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

  • The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

  • You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.