If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.
A. J. P. TaylorIn 1917 European history, in the old sense, came to an end. World history began. It was the year of Lenin and Woodrow Wilson, both of whom repudiated the traditional standards of political behaviour. Both preached Utopia, Heaven on Earth. It was the moment of birth for our contemporary world.
A. J. P. TaylorManchester has everything but good looks..., the only place in England which escapes our characteristic vice of snobbery.
A. J. P. TaylorOne of the penalties of being president of the United States is that you must subsist for four years without drinking anything except Californian wine.
A. J. P. Taylor