To be a slaveholder meant one had to regard the African American as inferior in every way.

Eisenhower had the clearest blue eyes. He would fix them on you. In my every interview with him, he would lock his eyes on to mine and keep them there.

Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.

Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions.

World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.

Within Easy Company they had made the best friends they had ever had, or would ever have. They were prepared to die for each other; more important, they were prepared to kill for each other.

Friendships are different from all other relationships. Unlike acquaintanceship, friendship is based on love. Unlike lovers and married couples, it is free of jealousy. Unlike children and parents, it knows neither criticism nor resentment. Friendship has no status in law. Business partnerships are based on a contract. So is marriage. Parents are bound by law. But friendships are freely entered into, freely given, and freely exercised.