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A. J. P. Taylor was a 20th-century English historian. Alan John Percivale Taylor was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. Read more on Wikipedia →

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“Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.”
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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.”
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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.”
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“The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.”
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Great War Security

“History is not another name for the past as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.”
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“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
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