American history Quote by Dave Foley

When you go back and look at American history, it's not terribly different from Canadian history. If you weren't self-reliant on the prairie, you…

— Alan Greenspan

I knew nothing of American History because I didn't pay attention to American History in school. Because I did not see myself in American…

— Okieriete Onaodowan

I read and learned and fretted more about Canada after I left than I ever did while I was home. I absorbed anything I…

— Will Ferguson

To me it's very obvious there are huge cultural differences between Americans and Canadians. But a lot of what we are is American.

— David Cronenberg

The great themes of Canadian history are as follows: Keeping the Americans out, keeping the French in, and trying to get the Natives to…

— Will Ferguson

Americans treat history like a cookbook. Whenever they are uncertain what to do next, they turn to history and look up the proper recipe,…

— Russell Baker

There is a whole school of Canadian academics, media personalities, and politicians whose definition of a Canadian is a North American who fears or…

— Preston Manning

I was asked to speak about Canadian politics. It may not be true, but it's legendary that if you're like all Americans, you know…

— Stephen Harper

I grew up reading American history.

— Jake Auchincloss

Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different…

— Mary Harron

Canada and America are very, very different. It's true that we share a language and many customs. But Americans have a very different view…

— Joseph Boyden

Obviously, I would have been happier if Canada had not been conquered in the past by the English, if this part of North America…

— Jean Chretien