Endnote 4 – Erasing History
This affliction originates in the insecurity of professionals who, like the American Bar Association, attempt to limit access to their professions. Like attorneys, professional scholars do this in two ways: by writing obscurely and by insisting on ticket-punching that has nothing to do with the issue at hand. The pretense is a maintenance of standards. The idea is to discourage competition—not so much from people who lack technical knowledge as from those who have it.