Stephen E. Ambrose Quotes

In one of his last newsletters, Mike Ranney wrote: "In thinking back on the days of Easy Company, I'm treasuring my remark to a grandson who asked, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?'
No,'" I answered, 'but I served in a company of heroes.

The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.

We know how to win wars. We must learn now to win peace...