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Who said "Those who don't learn from the past are doomed to repeat it"?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    George Santayana (December 16, 1863, Madrid – September 26, 1952, Rome), was a philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.

    A lifelong Spanish citizen, Santayana was raised and educated in the United States, invariably wrote in English, and is considered an American man of letters.

    He is perhaps best known for the oft-quoted remark:

    "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

    From Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of his The Life of Reason.

  • QueryJ
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    1 decade ago

    Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Said by George Santayana in the book Life of Reason (page 284): Supposedly said/paraphrased by either Robert F. Kennedy or John F. Kennedy, but these exact words have not been found. Both men did make similar statements about learning from the past, however [copied from source]

    Source(s): JFK Library
  • 5 years ago

    So actual , maximum American's ( quite decrease than 30 ) don't comprehend a ingredient approximately their own history , different than the leftist agitators version ( if that ) .. human beings have become the stupidest united states interior the international ( as far as their own history in specific ) . those days a digital camera and mic went to Berkeley , and requested the scholars in the event that they could call the vice chairman ( maximum could not ) . Then the scholars have been requested in the event that they could call Angelina Jolie's husband , they proudly beamed with the respond , it grew to become into soo pathetic . i'm specific it may well be the comparable with the final public of campuses ........

  • Jack S
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    1 decade ago

    George Santayana, though I think the actual quote is “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it”

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    George Santayana, He is perhaps best known for the oft-quoted remark, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," from Reason in Common Sense, the first volume of his The Life of Reason. This is the correct answer..

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  • 1 decade ago

    George Santayana:

    "Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it".

    Source(s): www.wisdomquotes.com
  • 1 decade ago

    No one. The actual quote is, "If we do not remember the past, it is bound to happen again." And George Santayana said the actual one. It's one of my favorite quotes!

    Source(s): Myself and quote books.
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    That's attributed to George Santayana.

  • Someone who didnt learn from the past.

  • 1 decade ago

    American philosopher and writer George Santayana

    Source(s): www.jeremiahproject.com/trashingamerica/liberty.html
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