Thomas A. Bailey

Vietnam is the dead albatross around Johnson's neck that may pull him down.

— Thomas A. Bailey

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.

— Thomas A. Bailey

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.

— Thomas A. Bailey

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

— Thomas A. Bailey