Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it

Cultural  

1. Studying history is necessary to avoid repeating past mistakes. This saying comes from the writings of George Santayana, a Spanish-born American author of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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Example Sentences

It was George Santayana who famously said that “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

From MarketWatch

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,” Spanish-American philosopher George Santayana famously wrote in “The Life of Reason.”

From Salon

In the words of the philosopher George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

From Seattle Times

Philosopher George Santayana’s famous maxim is true: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

From Washington Post

We all know the old saying: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

From Seattle Times