I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.

We are part of a country that outshines those that have gone before us and most of those in existence today.

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

American is the first democratic nation-state.

There are many more want-to-be writers out there than good editors.

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

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?