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A J P Taylor quotes

No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

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No war is inevitable until it breaks out.

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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.

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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