[Beenliedto]

A.J.P. Taylor was a raving socialist to the bitter end.

Which means, I suppose, that the quote attributed to him has no merit, right?

[3AngelaD]

If I remember correctly, that was written within the context of the Cold War. Taylor was a lively writer, I enjoyed reading him,but the conclusions he drew from history were always seen through a Marxist lense.

[adam stevens]

Do you take advice from marxists? If so how much did you love Al Gore's recent speech where he said America should surrender to Ossama and Saddam?

[rdb3]

> A.J.P. Taylor was a raving socialist to the bitter end.

>> Which means, I suppose, that the quote attributed to him has no merit, right?

I don't know. What would the reaction here be if I quoted Huey P. Newton to bolster a point of mine, other than to destroy a socialist argument? Bobby Seale? H. Rap Brown? Malcolm X?

I hate playing the "if" game, but humor me for a moment, please.

If I, as a conservative, have to quote a socialist to back up a point of mine that has nothing to do with Leftist/socialism...