“One of the more earnest members of our group asked him, “approximately how many hours a week do you spend reading the American Political Science Review?” A puzzled expression came over the official’s face, and then he sighed; “I think I last looked at it about seven years ago”. At that point, I decided it would not be prudent even to ask him about the American Historical Review.” ‏¹

John Lewis Gaddis “Expanding the Database: Historians, Political Scientists, and the Enrichment of Security Studies” International Security 12:1 (Summer 1987) pp. 3-21