History Is Everything That Has Ever Happened.

D-day Represents The Greatest Achievement Of The American People And System In The 20th Century. It Was The Pivot Point Of The 20th Century. It Was The Day On Which The Decision Was Made As To Who Was Going To Rule In This World In The Second Half Of The 20th Century. Is It Going To Be Nazism, Is It Going To Be Communism, Or Are The Democracies Going To Prevail?

I've Always Tried To Be Fair To My Subjects. That's Easy When They Are As Likable And Admirable As Lewis And Clark, Or Eisenhower.

In The 19th Century, We Devoted Our Best Minds To Exploring Nature. In The 20th Century, We Devoted Ourselves To Controlling And Harnessing It. In The 21st Century, We Must Devote Ourselves To Restoring It.

Eisenhower Is My Choice As The American Of The 20th Century. Of All The Men I've Studied And Written About, He Is The Brightest And The Best.

Within Easy Company They Had Made The Best Friends They Had Ever Had, Or Would Ever Have. They Were Prepared To Die For Each Other; More Important, They Were Prepared To Kill For Each Other.