Quotes by A. J. P. Taylor

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Historian · English · 1906–1990

English historian (1906–1990)

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“No war is inevitable until it breaks out.”

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

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

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

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

“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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“Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Human Shape Than

“Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Mistakes Past Study

“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.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Great Men Past

“The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Great War Security

“History is not another name for the past as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
history historians

“No war is inevitable until it breaks out.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Inevitable Until Breaks

“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
Political Matter Economic

“History is not another name for the past as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.”
— A. J. P. Taylor
history historians