Otherwise we may be doomed to repeat it
connecting the past and present.
No, it was George Santayana.
It is a matter of opinion really, but for me, it means that in the past, you have made mistakes and it is important not to forget them unless you want to go through that again.
In my understanding this wry observation of human nature refers to our tendency to fall into unconscious habits. If we are not aware of the mistakes of the past, we will probably repeat them because we often rely on habitual or instinctive responses to situations. History teaches us that these responses can be disastrous, and yet we keep going back to them.There is a political dimension to George Santayana's statement because political movements are often built upon re-writing (or ignoring) history to suit it's purposes. People that know their history are not susceptible to this kind of manipulation.
"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.'
Those that do not know history are doomed to repeat it LCKMA
so we are not doomed to repeat it
Otherwise we may be doomed to repeat it
Otherwise we may be doomed to repeat it
George Santayana
George Santayana
So that we can learn from our mistakes.... "those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it...."
George Santayana.
George Santayana
like all history if you do not learn it you are doomed to repeat it ...
The sentiment has been expressed by various writers and politicians. Among others:Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it. - Edmund BurkeThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -George SantayanaWe're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. - Kurt Vonnegut