Booker Washington was branded an accommodationist by many of the people who criticized him. H. W. Brands Read Quote
People who teach American history survey classes have a lot of ground to cover and tend to focus on landmarks. You get through the Civil War and Reconstruction, and you have to get to the beginning of the 20th century fast. It’s pretty easy to go lightly on the Gilded Age. H. W. Brands Read Quote
The Catalonian movement is quite serious; I don’t think it’s simply symbolic. I think that they believe that Catalonia can be more successful on its own than as part of Spain. H. W. Brands Read Quote
He used humor more effectively than any president since Abraham Lincoln. Reagan was not an especially warm person, but he appeared to be. Many people disliked his policies, but almost no one disliked him. H. W. Brands Read Quote
Even when candidates have degrees from Harvard and Yale, they try to run as the candidate of the common man. H. W. Brands Read Quote
With my students, I always have to sell my subject because I know when you’re 19, 20 years old, you’ve got other things on your mind besides American history. What I have to do is make this as compelling as possible. H. W. Brands Read Quote
Interest in the Founders has risen and fallen over time, as has admiration for them and their accomplishments. H. W. Brands Read Quote
For Andrew Jackson, politics was very personal. He hated not just the federal debt. He hated debt at all. H. W. Brands Read Quote
