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Quotes from The Origins of the Second World War — A. J. P. Taylor

1906–1990 England

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A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

The Origins of the Second World War (1961)

In my opinion, statesmen are too absorbed by events to follow a preconceived plan. They take one step, and the next follows from it. The systems are created by historians, as happened with Napoleon; and the systems attributed to Hitler are really those of Hugh Trevor-Roper, Elizabeth Wiskemann, and Alan Bullock.

The Origins of the Second World War (1961)

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