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by endymi0n 1841 days ago
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

— George Santayana

"I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive."

— Kurt Vonnegut

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"The past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes." — Mark Twain (attrib.)

Makes more sense to me.

"The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" -Karl Marx

Just to keep the quote chain going. Seems relevant to me at least...