Dumas Malone Professions : Historian Born : January 10, 1892 Died : December 27, 1986 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Dumas Malone The boldness of his mind was sheathed in a scabbard of politeness. Dumas Malone politeness boldness mind American history offers no parallel to the friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, spanning the first half century of the Republic. . . . The publication, in full and integrated form, of the remarkable correspondence between these two eminent men is a notable event. Dumas Malone events men two The fact that we became a nation and immediately separated church and state - it has saved us from all the misery that has beset mankind with inquisitions, internecine and civil wars, and other assorted ills. Dumas Malone government church war Similar Authors Abram L. Sachar historian Bryan Ward-Perkins historian Bruce Catton historian Bruce Bartlett historian Brian Crozier historian Allan Nevins historian All Authors