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A. J. P. Taylor
5 quotes
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.”