Alan John Percivale Taylor, FBA (25 March 1906 – 7 September 1990) was a British historian who specialised in 19th- and 20th-century European diplomacy.
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
