Santayana
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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It was George Santayana who famously said that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2025
Where it rhymes, inevitability is close at hand, reminding us that, as Santayana observed, we are condemned to repeat the past we fail to remember.
From Salon ● Jan. 12, 2025
Winston Churchill’s paraphrase of philosopher George Santayana rings true: “Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 12, 2022
George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
Mr. Santayana says that "Shelley was not left standing aghast, like a Philistine, before the destruction of the traditional order."
From The Critical Game by John Albert Macy
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