Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.
A. J. P. Taylor

Nothing is inevitable until it happens.
A. J. P. Taylor

No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
A. J. P. Taylor

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

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

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 greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.
A. J. P. Taylor

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.
A. J. P. Taylor