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I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower.
Stephen Ambrose
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Stephen Ambrose
Age: 66 †
Born: 1936
Born: January 10
Died: 2002
Died: October 13
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Decatur
Illinois
Stephen Edward Ambrose
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Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.
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The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is disgrace that the United States has not done the same.
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The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.
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During the Second World War, the Germans took four years to build the Atlantic Wall. On four beaches it held up the Allies for about an hour at Omaha it held up the U.S. for less than one day. The Atlantic Wall must therefore be regarded as one of the greatest blunders in military history.
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Crazy Horse saw history as integrated in the present, incorporated into daily life.
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Washington and Jefferson were both rich Virginia planters, but they were never friends.
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I think that the opportunity to improve race relations in the United States has been put off temporarily.
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