Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Thomas A. Bailey

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American author Thomas A. Bailey.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Thomas A. Bailey

Thomas Andrew Bailey was a professor of history at his alma mater, Stanford University, and wrote many historical monographs on diplomatic history, including the widely used American history textbook, The American Pageant. He was known for his witty style and clever terms he coined, such as "international gangsterism." He popularized diplomatic history with his entertaining textbooks and lectures, the presentation style of which followed Ephraim Douglass Adams. Bailey contended foreign policy was significantly affected by public opinion, and that current policymakers could learn from history.

Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos. — © Thomas A. Bailey
Too many historical writers are the votaries of cults, which, by definition are dedicated to whitewashing warts and hanging halos.
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.
The two-thirds rule of the Senate, which can be changed only by constitutional amendment, will no doubt continue for a long time to come. Like monogamy, it is not completely satisfactory, but, like monogamy, it has won general if somewhat grudging acquiescence.
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