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No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.
A. J. P. Taylor
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A. J. P. Taylor
Age: 84 †
Born: 1906
Born: March 25
Died: 1990
Died: September 7
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Alan John Percivale Taylor
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