"'What are public intellectuals supposed to do? We're not supposed to be cheerleaders. We're supposed to be prodding those with power to think through what they're doing that will affect us all.'"
At the Portland Press Herald, Matt Schudel writes an obituary for Leslie Gelb.
Sunday, September 08, 2019
"A Knack for Summarizing Complex Ideas in a Few Pithy Words"
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1960s,
1970s,
diplomatic history,
historians,
history,
journalism,
obituaries,
political history,
twentieth century,
Vietnam War
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