Robert Dallek Quotes

There is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.

Let us not suffer from a national amnesia that causes us to forget who and what we are.

A nation's life is about as long as its reverential memory.

To be fair, my analysis failed to spell out Obama's first-term accomplishments, although I did acknowledge his 'enormous skills' and tried to focus readers on the distinction between good and great presidencies.

I ask you, people who care about the soul of Ukraine, those who want to preserve the heart, the spirit and the faith of our country for future generations, to please defend it.

Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it.

We must teach our people the greatness of China's historical culture. In our educational program we must stress Chinese history and geography so that all may know and appreciate China's civilization of five thousand years and the far-flung boundaries of our ancient race. This will engender a greater faith in our own future.

Never lose your faith in the American Dream. She's a nation under God, and God has never let a good American down.

Americans... still believe in an America where anything's possible - they just don't think their leaders do.

A nation’s attitude toward its own history is like a window into its own soul.

I don't think the first hundred days measures the success or failure of any President.

Nothing is so retentive as a nation's memory.

For more than 1000 years our spiritual traditions and common values have been nurtured and begotten here. Today, as we restore the value of patriotism, historical memory and cultural tradition, we are seeking firmer bonds with Mount Athos.

What Does Trump See When He Looks Back In History? Mostly He Sees ... Trump

Our national future does not demand we revise and malign our past.

I think we have to realize that Canada is not immortal; but, if it is going to go, let it go with a bang rather than a whimper.

Germans have an understanding of history and cannot allow themselves to forget it. It may be a curse, but in some ways, it's a blessing. It makes them cautious.

I think that, ultimately, my father-in-law will change the United States for the better, restore pride to our country and go down in history as one of the greatest Presidents.

Lyndon Johnson, I know for a fact, was a great president. And I don't mean by that he was a great man.

The Kennedy Center Honors reflects our humanity and higher purpose. We are a great nation, in part, because we value culture.

We can remember what brings us together as a country.

I've written before that the president is our national avatar - a stand-in for what we believe we are, or want to be.

Poland was once a powerful imperial country that disappeared from maps of Europe for more than 100 years. It was partitioned and occupied by the Nazis and the Russians... We pop up and disappear and we do not trust what we are told to believe.

History is delusional. Not just an illusion, it's a delusion. America is this giant country, so it has these big delusions, and history is where delusions play out.

I must recall with gratitude those 178 Jewish women and men who participated in the Estonian War of Independence. Both of our nations know what it means to keep your identity and freedom even under the pressure of foreign powers, and we can be proud of their achievements.