Facts about A. J. P. Taylor
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A. J. P. Taylor was a famous Historian from United Kingdom, who lived between March 25, 1906 and September 7, 1990.
Zodiac etc.
He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious.
Our collection contains 15 quotes who is written / told by J. P. Taylor, under the main topic Power.
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Famous quotes by A. J. P. Taylor (15)
"There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting"
"The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long"
"The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight"
"The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism"
"Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else"
"Nothing is inevitable until it happens"
"No war is inevitable until it breaks out"
"No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic"
"Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones"
"Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914"
"Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness"
"He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones"
"A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients"
"A master of improvised speech and improvised policies"
"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"
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