If you get down about the state of American culture, just remember there are still more public libraries in this country than there are McDonalds.
David McCulloughWe should draw on our story, we should draw on our history. If we don't know who we are, if we don't know how we became what we are, we're going to start suffering from all the obvious detrimental effects of amnesia.
David McCulloughMy love is to tell a story but I like stories that evolve from character, from the nature of the individuals involved.
David McCulloughThe preparations were elaborate and mammoth in scale, and Washington threw himself into the effort, demanding that not an hour be lost.
David McCullough