“American is the first democratic nation-state.” FirstsStatesNationsDemocratic Author:Stephen Ambrose
“Washington's character was rock solid. He came to stand for the new nation and its republican virtues, which was why he became our first President by unanimous choice.” FirstsCharacterChoicesNationsPresidentVirtueRocksRepublican Author:Stephen Ambrose
“In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries you have these great nation states hurling their young men at one another. The victory was really going to rest on who could do the best job of bringing up their kids to become efficient and effective soldiers. That's pretty grandiose, I guess, but I do think that, and thank God it's been the armies of democracy that have emerged from this as the triumphant armies.” ThinkingMenWarStatesKidsJobsYoungNationsPeaceDemocracyCenturyVictoryArmySoldierYoung ManThank GodEfficientDo The BestTwentieth CenturyTriumphantBest JobGreat NationsGrandioseHurling Author:Stephen Ambrose
