It’s said that “Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it.” I agree. I think people who do study history also repeat it. The original implies that by studying history you’ll learn lessons you can use when faced with a similar situation, but no two situations are identical, only similar. There’s always enough wiggle room for you to convince yourself that this time the lesson doesn’t apply, if the lesson is inconvenient. You think Hitler didn’t know about Napoleon’...
