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."

"Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life."