The American Story Quotes

“The acquisition of knowledge without the ability to think is merely indoctrination.”
― David Barton, The American Story: Building the Republic

“September 17 is now known as Constitution Day. In 2004, a federal law was passed (modifying a 1956 law), officially recognizing this day. It requires all agencies and schools receiving federal funds to specifically teach students and train federal employees about the Constitution on that day—something that rarely happens today, despite the federal law.”
― David Barton, The American Story: Building the Republic

“Carter Woodson (1875-1950), a famous black historian known as “The Father of Black History,” conducted extensive research in US census data. He found that according to the 1830 US Census, 43% of free black households in South Carolina owned black slaves—as did 40% of free black households in Louisiana, 26% in Mississippi, 25% in Alabama, and 20% in Georgia.124 And blacks owned slaves in the North as well as the South.125”
― David Barton, The American Story: Building the Republic

“Duty is ours, results are God’s.”
― David Barton, The American Story: Building the Republic

“to uphold the Constitution, help the country, and serve the people—”
― David Barton, The American Story: Building the Republic