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A. J. P. Taylor [1906-1990] British

Rank: 103
Historian

Alan John Percivale Taylor FBA 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.

War, Great, Peace, Age, Fear, Men, Power

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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.	Great, Men, Power	101
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.	Great, Peace, War	102
The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.	Age, Fear	103
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.	War	104
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.	War	105
Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.		106
Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.		107
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting.	Peace	108
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.		109
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.		110
Nothing is inevitable until it happens.		111
Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.		112
The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.		113
A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.		114
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.		115

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