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A President and his wise men can only propose; but Congress disposes. It is when President and Congress agree that American history marches forward. — Theodore White

Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials. — Ethan Suplee

African American history is really American history because African Americans really helped build this country. — Don Lemon

The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history. — Frank Waters

Considering our history, I can think of nothing more American than an immigrant. — Conor Oberst

Venice has been the living future of contemporary American history since its inception. — Liam Neeson

The Day of Trouble is Near — P.J. Parker

There is no 20-year period in American history when stocks lost money. — P. J. O'Rourke

Do you understand the meaning of the soil beneath your feet? — P.J. Parker

This is a time of change," the Shaman said. "This is a time of enormous power. — P.J. Parker

American history contains much matter for pride and congratulation, and much matter for regret and humiliation. — Herbert Croly

So many people of color who made major contributions to American history have been trapped in the purgatory of history. — Henry Louis Gates

Most of the best music in American history was made by people with no options. — Isaac Brock

Clarence Darrow, America's best-known trial lawyer, was also one of American history's most skilled orators. — Jill Lepore

American history is a quagmire, and the more one knows, the quaggier the mire gets. — Sarah Vowell

The history of American patriotism is figuring out ways that we can work together to move forward and knit together the common government. — Taylor Branch

Well, I'm a history buff, anyway. I love learning about different periods, especially in American history. I'm a fan. — William Sadler

We are studying American history for the ninth time in nine years. — Laurie Halse Anderson

He found his irritation that the American memory could be short. — James Carl Nelson

Everything which made Abraham Lincoln the loved and honored man he was, it is in the power of the humblest American boy to imitate. — New York Times

I don't know anything about American history or presidents. I don't know what tailgating is! I've never been to an Olive Garden! — Emma Watson

Herbert Hoover versus Al Smith in 1928 was one of the dirtiest elections in American history. — Joseph Cummins

The wort terrorist attack in American history also brought out the best in our country ... We are United as Americans. — Barack Obama

Racism is not an excuse to not do the best you can. — Arthur Ashe

'Hamilton' is one of the best things I've ever seen on a stage, and for a guy who loves American history, hip-hop and theater, it was pure bliss. — Cory Booker

My great-great grandfather and I were the best of friends, although we never met — Raji Singh

American history has fallen more and more into the hands of academics. — Gore Vidal

I understood ... that in my own life I represented a whole period of American history. — Laura Ingalls Wilder

A Greek has twenty-five centuries of painful history to keep is dreams in check, but there's nothing more dangerous than to give an American hope. — Ian Caldwell

Defining myself, as opposed to being defined by others, is one of the most difficult challenges I face. — Carol Moseley Braun

If Martin Luther King were here he'd be very surprised at some of the sugar-coated versions of American history presented today. — Kwasi Kwarteng

I also knew that I was on my way to becoming the worst athlete in the history of American boyhood. — Frank Rich

The first great skeptic of American exceptionalism, he refused to believe that the country was exempt from the sober lessons of history. — Ron Chernow

The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all. — Ben Bradlee

Once people said: Give me liberty or give me death. Now they say: Make me a slave, just pay me enough. — Todd Garlington

Gore Vidal has been a friend of mine for years, and he's one of the greatest writers in American history. — Cybill Shepherd

George W. Bush is the worst President
in all of American history. — Helen Thomas

There was a time in American history when almost every white person knew who Aretha Franklin was. — Peabo Bryson

Rachael Ray is probably the most watched kitchen personality in the history of American television. — Bill Buford

I don't think there's been a time in American history with more innocent people in prison. — Bryan Stevenson

The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front. — Atul Gawande

Political vitriol is a familiar enough characteristic of American history. — Robert Dallek