America faces an enemy who believes in enforced ignorance. And all that we stand for is the open mind, the generous spirit,… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Government is nothing more than the combined force of society or the united power of the multitude for the peace, order, safety,… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
You have to have wisdom and knowledge as well as virtue to preserve your rights and liberties. — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Sadly, too many today take for granted public schools, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, equality before the law, forgetting that these… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
According to Adams, Jefferson proposed that he, Adams, do the writing [pf the Declaration of Independence], but that he declined, telling Jefferson… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
When the founders wrote about life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, they didn't mean longer vacations and more comfortable hammocks. They… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
The year 1776, celebrated as the birth year of the nation and for the signing of the Declaration of Independence, was for… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“So, it was done, the break was made, in words at least: on July 2, 1776, in Philadelphia, the American colonies declared… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“The preservation of liberty depends upon the intellectual and moral character of the people. As long as knowledge and virtue are diffused… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“But let us not forget, too, that it was John Adams who nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“She was particularly curious about the Viginians, wondering if, as slaveholders, they had the necessary commitment to the cause of freedom. "I… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
With the Truman book, I wrote the entire account of his experiences in World War I before going over to Europe to follow his… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Steamboats by this time were becoming a familiar presence on the rivers and coastal waters of America, but not until 1838 did steam-powered ships… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
I feel that history is in many ways the most important of all subjects because it is about everything and because it's about who… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Even mighty states and kingdoms are not exempted. If we look into history, we shall find some nations rising from contemptible beginnings and spreading… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
History isn't just what happened, but what happened to whom and why and what would have been different if the cast of characters had… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Only TR openly declared his love for the job. “Nobody ever enjoyed the presidency as I did,” he boasted, and by all evidence that… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“s ships Phoenix and Rose, in the company of three tenders, cast off their moorings at Staten Island and started up the harbor under… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“a people may let a King fall, yet still remain a people, but if a King let his people slip from him, he is… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
Why limit yourself to the experience of your own relatively brief time on earth, according to your biological clock, when the whole realm of… — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“He worked at a plain, tall desk at which he wrote standing up or perched on a high stool,” — David McCullough Copy Share Image
“Nothing happens in isolation. Everything that happens has consequences. We” — David McCullough Copy Share Image
