“Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.” — Stephen Ambrose Quote

“Washington, not Jefferson, freed his slaves upon his death.”

“Writing is not the easiest way to make a living. Your work long hours, usually all by yourself. It is not a way to make money.”

“I was taught by professors who had done their schooling in the 1930s. Most of them were scornful of, even hated, big business.”

“You do see more people that have been freed up over the last couple of hundred years to do work that is more about thinking about or creating things... and I would hope to see that trend continue.”

“Lincoln emancipated nobody. The man freed not a single slave.”

“You don't fight injustice by asking to become part of the system that committed the injustice against you in the first place. That's like a freed slave striving to become a slave owner.”