"I think it's important to remember that these……" — David McCullough
"I think it's important to remember that these men are not perfect. If they were marble gods, what they did wouldn't be so admirable. The more we see the founders as humans the more we can understand them."
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David McCullough
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96 Quotes by David McCullough
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To this noble end the delegates had pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
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Freedom is found through the portals of our nation's libraries.
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