“At 8:08 a.m. on July 23, 1885, Grant died so gently that nobody was quite certain at first that his spirit had… — Ron Chernow Copy Share Image
“Thus, in that inevitable taking of sides which comes from selection and emphasis in history, I prefer to try to tell the… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“The casualties at Antietam numbered four times the total suffered by American soldiers at the Normandy beaches on June 6, 1944. More… — James M. McPherson Copy Share Image
“The American Anti-Slavery Society, on the other hand, said the war was “waged solely for the detestable and horrible purpose of extending… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
“His eyes ran over her hungrily. “I couldn’t get it out of my mind,” he said, almost to himself, “the way it… — Diana Palmer Copy Share Image
“It [the Mexican War] was a training ground for generals, so that when the sad self-murders settled on us, the leaders knew… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
At the beginning, Lincoln was so inexperienced he had reverence for military expertise, not realizing that there wasn't any military expertise, that… — David Herbert Donald Copy Share Image
The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican war. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. We got our… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln spoke out against the Mexican War. But once Americans were under fire, people who were on the fence felt obliged… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
“Now Mexico has a standing army larger than that of the United States. They have a military school modelled after West Point.… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
In 1848, Thoreau went to jail for refusing, as a protest against the Mexican war, to pay his poll tax. When RW… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Historically, the argument is we stole the country from the Indians. America stole the labor of African Americans for over 200 years… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
“[The Mexican war made three presidential candidates, Scott, Taylor and Pierce—and any number of aspirants for that high office. It made also… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“I travelled through the Northwest considerably during the winter of 1860-61. We had customers in all the little towns in southwest Wisconsin,… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
“A prominent Chicago politician, Justin Butterfield, asked if he was against the Mexican War, replied: “no, I opposed one War [the War… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
“The Southern rebellion was largely the outgrowth of the Mexican war. Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions. We got our… — Ulysses S. Grant Copy Share Image
