He was what I often think is a dangerous thing for a statesman to be - a student of history; and like most of those who study history, he learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones. A. J. P. Taylor dangeroushistorylearn Change image and share on social
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients. A. J. P. Taylor accuracyclienthitler Change image and share on social
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting. A. J. P. Taylor agreeablecorruptestablishment Change image and share on social
Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness. A. J. P. Taylor blunderhistoryhuman Change image and share on social
Lenin was the first to discover that capitalism 'inevitably' caused war; and he discovered this only when the First World War was already being fought. Of course he was right. Since every great state was capitalist in 1914. A. J. P. Taylor capitalismcapitalistcause share on social
