2007-05-17 07:49:01 · 7 answers · asked by matt g 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
George Santayana
2007-05-17 07:53:27 · answer #1 · answered by angel_deverell 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The problem with attributing a quote like that is no one knows who said it.
George Santayana may be credited with writing it down first, but I have encountered variations in writing from the 18th century even.
No one knows and Wiki will never get you an accurate answer.
2007-05-17 08:29:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Winston Churchill said "those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes."
2007-05-17 08:15:41 · answer #3 · answered by marguerite L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
George Santayana, "The Life of Reason, Vol. I, Reason in Common Sense", 1905
(has produced many paraphrases and variants:
"Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
"Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes."
"Those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it."
"Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors are destined to repeat them." )
2007-05-17 08:05:05 · answer #4 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it started with Santayana - but it's most commonly quoted from Winston Churchill.
2007-05-17 08:46:59 · answer #5 · answered by 34th B.G. - USAAF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ronald Reagan
2007-05-17 07:58:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I did.
I say it all the time.
2007-05-17 08:04:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋