A. J. P. Taylor

Quotes

• “In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer - the wealth, prestige and grandeur that w...”
• “The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight...”
• “History is not another name for the past as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.”
• “Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.”
• “No war is inevitable until it breaks out.”