A master of improvised speech and improvised policies. ~A. J. P. Taylor
Speech Master Improvised
A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients. ~A. J. P. Taylor
Racing Accuracy Well
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
History Mistakes Past
Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness. ~A. J. P. Taylor
History Human Shape
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
Power Great Past
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
War Great World
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
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic. ~A. J. P. Taylor
War Political Reason
No war is inevitable until it breaks out. ~A. J. P. Taylor
War Inevitable Until
Nothing is inevitable until it happens. ~A. J. P. Taylor
Nothing Inevitable Until
Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else. ~A. J. P. Taylor
People Believe Trouble
The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism. ~A. J. P. Taylor
Communism Against More
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight. ~A. J. P. Taylor
War Peace Great
The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long. ~A. J. P. Taylor
Age Fear May
There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting. ~A. J. P. Taylor
Life Peace Nothing