The war in Vietnam I thought a dreadful mistake.

Who today is willing to say that Texas and California and the remainder of the Southwest would be better off if they were governed by Mexico?

D-Day represents the greatest achievement of the american people and system in the 20th century. It was the pivot point of the 20th century. It was the day on which the decision was made as to who was going to rule in this world in the second half of the 20th century. Is it going to be Nazism, is it going to be communism, or are the democracies going to prevail?

I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education.

Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants.

American is the first democratic nation-state.

In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.