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“I am sure it would be sensible to restrict as much as possible the work of these gentlemen, who are capable of doing an immense amount of harm with what may very easily degenerate into charlatanry. The tightest hand should be kept over them, and they should not be allowed to quarter themselves in large numbers among Fighting Services at the public expense.”
Provenance
- Source:
- On psychiatrists, in a letter to John Anderson, Lord President of the Council (December 19, 1942)
- Type:
- quote
- Confidence:
- 0.60
- Indexed:
- 2026-07-04
- Hash:
- b69f6006c2a95ce5d50f9efcf822a78140afca0d00e61e8431bb0df2c7cc39dd
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