I was a narrative historian, believing more and more as I matured that the first function of the historian was to answer the child's question, "What happened next?
If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they went r… - A. J. P. Taylor
If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they went r…
- A. J. P. Taylor
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight. - A. J. P. Taylor
The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.
The present enables us to understand the past, not the other way round. - A. J. P. Taylor
The present enables us to understand the past, not the other way round.
No war is inevitable until it breaks out. - A. J. P. Taylor
No war is inevitable until it breaks out.
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic. - A. J. P. Taylor
No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past. - A. J. P. Taylor
History is not another name for the past, as many people imply. It is the name for stories about the past.
Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one. - A. J. P. Taylor
Though the object of being a Great Power is to be able to fight a Great War, the only way of remaining a Great Power is not to fight one.
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
Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events. - A. J. P. Taylor
History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events.
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