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title: "5 Teach American Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [We must not falsely teach American history in our schools. We have a law requiring state textbook oversight to guard against frauds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-daniels/we-must-not-falsely-teach-american-history-in-our-schools-we-have-a/)

[Mitch Daniels](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-daniels/)

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> [Schools don't teach American history that well, especially a lot of black American history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/schools-don-t-teach-american-history-that-well-especially-a-lot-of/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

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> [I now teach at American University and the University of Virginia](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-bond/i-now-teach-at-american-university-and-the-university-of-virginia/)

[Julian Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-bond/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e9f/julian-bond-15414_american_i-now-teach-at-american-university-and-t_1903882.png)

> [I got my initiation into the Middle East in 1969 when I went there to teach at the American University in Cairo…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-wright/i-got-my-initiation-into-the-middle-east-in-1969-when-i-went-there-to/)

[Lawrence Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-wright/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c8/lawrence-wright-5166_american_i-got-my-initiation-into-the-middle-east_2271423.png)

> [People who teach American history survey classes have a lot of ground to cover and tend to focus on landmarks. You get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-w-brands/people-who-teach-american-history-survey-classes-have-a-lot-of-ground/)

[H. W. Brands](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-w-brands/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/431/h-w-brands-5491_age_people-who-teach-american-history-survey_2612490.jpg)

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