Peter Lamborn WilsonThose who understand history are condemned to watch other idiots repeat it.
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Those who understand history are condemned to watch other idiots repeat it. To paraphrase, the idea of history repeating itself is something that often keeps people up at night. The idea of history repeating itself is often one of the most discussed subjects of our time. History does repeat itself but not exactly in how it's often discussed.
The idea of history repeating itself is often presented in the context of "the past always repeats itself." There are some ways that history does repeat itself, however. The crimes of the past are made into law and then enforced by government officials, just as they were before the first time. It's also true that some things will inevitably happen again—no matter what you do or don't do—but it doesn't mean that you can't make the world a better place by your actions today.
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