Quotes by Stephen Ambrose

Winning the Revolutionary War, or the Civil War, or World War II were the turning points in our history, the sine qua non of our forward progress.

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

Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.

You don't hate history, you hate the way it was taught to you in high school.

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