ATA.J.P. Taylor

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A.J.P. Taylor

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Quotations and sayings

01Undated

History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.

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02Undated

Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.

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03Undated

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

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04Undated

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

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05Undated

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

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06Undated

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

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07Undated

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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08Undated

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

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