A.J.P. Taylor Quotes
Top 31 wise famous quotes and sayings by A.J.P. Taylor
A.J.P. Taylor Famous Quotes & Sayings
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[Otto von Bismarck] only considered the interests of his own country - always the worst offense that a statesman can commit in the eyes of foreigners.
Fascism was little more than terrorist rule by corrupt gangsters. Mussolini was not corrupt himself but he did nothing except to rage impotently.
Bismarck fought 'necessary' wars and killed thousands, the idealists of the twentieth century fight 'just' wars and kill millions.
Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.
When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements and mistakes than any other.
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.
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.
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.
Manchester has everything but good looks ... , the only place in England which escapes our characteristic vice of snobbery.