Author: A. J. P. Taylor

Quotes

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.

- A. J. P. Taylor

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.

- A. J. P. Taylor

Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.

Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.

- A. J. P. Taylor

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

- A. J. P. Taylor

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

- A. J. P. Taylor

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.

- A. J. P. Taylor

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that went with the power.

- A. J. P. Taylor

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