A. J. P. Taylor

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

“Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.”

“The crusade against Communism was even more imaginary than the specter of Communism.”

“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 ne...”

“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 gr...”

“A master of improvised speech and improvised policies.”

“Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.”

“Psychoanalysts believe that the only 'normal' people are those who cause no trouble either to themselves or anyone else.”