Perfect soldier, perfect gentleman never gave offence to anyone not even the enemy.
—A. J. P. Taylor
Topics: Soldiers, The Military
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
Topics: Greatness & Great Things, Greatness
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
—A. J. P. Taylor
Topics: War
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.
—A. J. P. Taylor
Topics: War
The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.
—A. J. P. Taylor
Topics: Socialism, Communism
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