“Oftentimes the fascinating thing is that people who are seen as commanding figures at the moment that they were considered for President and did not run turned out to be treated by history as much more minor figures politically.” PeopleMomentsRunningPresidentFiguresTreatedFascinatingMinors Author:Stephen Ambrose
“In 1945, there were more people killed, more buildings destroyed, more high explosives set off, more fires burning than before or since.” PeopleFireBuildingDestroyedBurningExplosivesFire Burning Author:Stephen Ambrose
“Nothing is inevitable in life. People make choices, and those choices have results, and we all live with the results.” PeopleChoicesResultsInevitable Author:Stephen Ambrose
“D-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?” PeopleWorldMadeWarPeaceDecisionHalfDemocracyCenturyThis WorldAchievementCommunism20th CenturyNazismGreatest AchievementD Day Author:Stephen Ambrose
