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?
Stephen AmbroseAndrew Johnson was a Southerner generally who proclaimed that his native state of Tennessee was a country for white men.
Stephen AmbroseThe more sophisticated we get, the more advanced our buildings and vehicles become, the more vulnerable we are.
Stephen AmbroseEisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.
Stephen AmbroseD-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?
Stephen Ambrose