| Custer had dead heroes. Crazy Horse had only live ones. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| Dams have harmed our wildlife and made rivers less useful for recreation. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| 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. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| Eisenhower 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 Ambrose (59)) | |
| Even before Watergate and his resignation, Nixon had inspired conflicting and passionate emotions. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| I thought Nixon was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| I'm no politician. I'm an historian who has learned through a lifetime of studying that nothing in the world beats universal education. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| I've always tried to be fair to my subjects. That's easy when they are as likable and admirable as Lewis and Clark, or Eisenhower. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| Immigrants do more than help us win our wars, or set up cleaning shops or ethnic restaurants. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| In America, Jefferson noted with approval, women knew their place. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
| It does you no good to see the number two or number three man in the corporation-you have to get through to number one. (Stephen Ambrose (59)) | |
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