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Wednesday March 12th, 2025

A. J. P. Taylor Historian

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Mar 25, 1906
  • Died: Sep 7, 1990

Alan John Percivale "A. J. P." Taylor FBA was an English historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy. Both a journalist and a broadcaster, he became well known to millions through his television lectures. His combination of academic rigour and popular appeal led the historian Richard Overy to describe him as "the Macaulay of our age".

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. power

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

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There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

3 other quotes from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

28 wisdom & wit from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 other wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

27 other wisdom & wit from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 other thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 other thoughts from Winston Churchill