Megan Smolenyak quotes:

In a period of less than 150 years, to progress from slavery to Pennsylvania Avenue speaks volumes about this family and our nation. Distracted by the rush of our everyday life, we might shrug it off today, but 100 years from now, historians will be discussing this precedent.

History is written by the victors, which is certainly true, but it's also written by the wealthy and the literate.

The truth is often so much more complicated than the digest version that's handed down to us.