The missiles come first, and the justifications come second.
E. P. Thompson Quotes
I have become a prisoner of the peace movement. But you can't say that the termination is coming and then say that you are going back to your own garden to dig.
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| Birth: | 3rd February, 1924 |
| Death: | 28th August, 1993 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Historian, Writer |
About
Edward Palmer "E. P." Thompson was born in Oxford, UK. He was a British historian, socialist, writer, and peace campaigner. He is probably best known today for his historical work on the British radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class. He also published the novel The Sykaos Papers and a collection of poetry.
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