All of us know history repeats itself, but mighty few of us recognize the repetition until too late.

Kenneth Roberts
About This Quote

When the warning signs of a repeat of history are ignored, they can lead to a repetition of tragedy. The story of human history is one of repeating patterns. The most common pattern in history is for a leader to rise up and play a role that reverses a trend or trends in history. For example, war and violence were not the order of the day until leaders like Hitler and Stalin came along and took matters into their own hands.

At first, they were powerful leaders who commanded respect from their peers. But when they stopped listening to anyone but themselves, they started to make mistakes that eventually led them to their downfall. In the end, they lost power and control over their friends and allies.

This is also the pattern that applies today in our world.

Source: Oliver Wiswell

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