"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."
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Essays Diplomatic and Undiplomatic of Thomas A. Bailey (1969), p. 10
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Thomas A. Bailey
Thomas Andrew Bailey (December 14, 1902 – July 26, 1983) was an American historian based at Stanford University, who specialised in diplomatic history. His best-known work may be The American Pageant.
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