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If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they went round crying for a hero.
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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Historian Of The Modern Age
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Alan John Percivale Taylor
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Knowledge breeds doubt, not certainty, And the more we know the more uncertain we become.
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We learn nothing from history except the infinite variety of men's behaviour.
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History is not a catalogue but...a convincing version of events.
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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.
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Freedom does not always win. This is one of the bitterest lessons of history.
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