“ The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight. A. J. P. Taylor
“ No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic. A. J. P. Taylor
“ 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
“ There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the Establishment - and nothing more corrupting. A. J. P. Taylor
“ 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
“ 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
