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In fact, it was the largest expeditionary force of the 18th century. The largest, most powerful force ever set forth from Britain or any nation.
David McCullough
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David McCullough
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: July 7
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I lament the want of a liberal education. I feel the mist of ignorance to surround me - Nathanael Greene
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Never assume that people in positions of responsibility are behaving responsibly.
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Morality only is eternal. All the rest is balloon and bubble from the cradle to the grave.
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Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives. - John Adams
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Nothing ever invented provides such sustenance, such infinite reward for time spent, as a good book.
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You've got to marinate your head, in that time and culture. You've got to become them. (Speaking about researching, and reading, and immersing yourself in History)
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Each generation, we peel back biases that have blinded those before us. The more we know about the past enables us to ask richer and more provocative questions about who we are today.
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The talent, including the talent for history - and I do think there are people who just have a talent for it, the way you have a talent for public speaking or music or whatever - it shouldn't be allowed to lie dormant. It should be brought alive.
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