Every book is a new journey. I never felt I was an expert on a subject as I embarked on a project.
David McCulloughThey must be cool but determined...he threatened instant death to any man who showed cowardice.
David McCulloughThe more Adams thought about the future of his country, the more convinced he became that it rested on education. Before any great things are accomplished, he wrote to a correspondent, a memorable change must be made in the system of education and knowledge must become so general as to raise the lower ranks of society nearer to the higher. The education of a nation instead of being confined to a few schools and universities for the instruction of the few, must become the national care and expense for the formation of the many.
David McCullough