America Quote by Robert K. Massie

One of the delightful things about Americans is that they have absolutely no historical memory.

— Zhou Enlai

Americans' lack of passion for history is well known. History may not quite be bunk, as Henry Ford suggested, but there's no denying that,…

— Larry McMurtry

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

I think that America has an obsession with history, really.

— JJ Feild

I don't blame younger generations for their lack of awareness. Americans in general are not interested in history.

— Cleve Jones

Here in Britain, we can get a little bit snobby about American history. Yes, their history is not quite as long as ours. But…

— Michael Portillo

The problem that we have is that most Americans don't even study American history, let alone Pinochet, Mussolini, Hitler, Stalin and all these guys.

— Van Jones

“The generations of lives, experiences, and voices of marginalized and silenced Americans offer an array of diverse interpretations of U.S. history that have largely…

— Clarence Lusane

The trouble with American History is that you don't remember it, and why should you? Nobody does.

— Barbara Holland

Americans think that they have a history, but it's nothing compared to Europe.

— Ashton Kutcher

“The United States is a conceited nation with shallow roots, and what happened before living memory doesn't seem to interest most people I know…

— Katharine Weber

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