A. J. P. Taylor Men Quotations

In my opinion we learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour. We study it, as we listen to music or read poetry, for pleasure, not for instruction

We learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour.

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.

There is nothing more agreeable in life than to make peace with the establishment and nothing more corrupting.

If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.