A J P Taylor

A J P Taylor: History gets thicker...

A J P Taylor: History gets thicker...

History gets thicker as it approaches recent times.

Source: English History,...

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A J P Taylor: Psychoanalysts believe that...

A J P Taylor: Psychoanalysts believe that...

Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone...

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A J P Taylor: Nothing is inevitable...

A J P Taylor: Nothing is inevitable...

Nothing is inevitable until it happens.

Source: The Daily Telegraph, 7 Jan...

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A J P Taylor: Human blunders usually...

A J P Taylor: Human blunders usually...

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

Source: The...

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A J P Taylor: In my opinion,...

A J P Taylor: In my opinion,...

In my opinion, most of the great men of the past were only there for the beer -- the wealth, prestige and grandeur...

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A J P Taylor: He was what...

A J P Taylor: He was what...

He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those...

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A J P Taylor: Communism continued to...

A J P Taylor: Communism continued to...

Communism continued to haunt Europe as a spectre - a name men gave to their own fears and blunders. But the crusade...

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A J P Taylor: Lenin was the...

A J P Taylor: Lenin was the...

Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First...

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A J P Taylor: There is nothing...

A J P Taylor: There is nothing...

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment -- and nothing more...

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A J P Taylor: The greatest problem...

A J P Taylor: The greatest problem...

The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.

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A J P Taylor: Perfect soldier, perfect...

A J P Taylor: Perfect soldier, perfect...

Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman. . . never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.

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A J P Taylor: He [Lord Northcliffe]...

A J P Taylor: He [Lord Northcliffe]...

He [Lord Northcliffe] aspired to power instead of influence, and as a result forfeited...

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A J P Taylor: A master of...

A J P Taylor: A master of...

A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.

Source: English History...

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A J P Taylor: A racing tipster...

A J P Taylor: A racing tipster...

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his...

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A J P Taylor: We are apt...

A J P Taylor: We are apt...

We are apt to say that a foreign policy is successful only when the country, or at any rate the governing class, is...

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