[scottLobster]

The older I get the more I appreciate that those proverbs aren't just rhetorical.

I always assumed people would learn from history, because everyone knows that proverb. And yet now as I'm pushing 40 it seems more a warning, people will refuse to learn from history, and they will repeat it. So be as prepared as you can.

[sebastiennight]

If you read more about the guy who initially came up with that quote, you'll find that he himself was a terrible example of "learning from history".

[smoothbran]

George Santayana? Can you elaborate a bit?