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"We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started."
"I believe that in every country the people themselves are more peaceably and liberally inclined than their governments."
"A lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I'm afraid of widths."
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue."
"People's personalities, like buildings, have various facades, some pleasant to view, some not."
"How long most people would look at the best book before they would give the price of a large turbot for it?"
Explore more quotes by 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."
"Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones."
"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."
"The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight."
"A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients."
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