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Quotes from Essays Diplomatic and Undiplomatic of Thomas A. Bailey — Thomas A. Bailey

1902–1983 United States

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Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos.

Essays Diplomatic and Undiplomatic of Thomas A. Bailey (1969)

Too many so-called historians are really 'hysterians'; their thinking is more visceral than cerebral. When their duties as citizens clash with their responsibilities as scholars, Clio frequently takes a back seat.

Essays Diplomatic and Undiplomatic of Thomas A. Bailey (1969)

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