We’re doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That’s what it is to be alive. Kurt Vonnegut It’s been my experience, Langford, that the past always has a way of returning. Those who don’t learn, or can’t remember it, are doomed to repeat it. Steve Berry Those who don’t...
Infantry, Artillery, Aviation - all that we have - are yours to dispose of as you will. . . . I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history. —John J. Pershing 96 Making History Quotes The purpose of life is not...
If we don't understand how things came about before and take steps to remedy the problem, we fall into the same trap again. It is true that history tends to repeat itself. Like you, I didn't care much for history, either, especially the dates. I don't think that I would have ...
I am not breaking any ground here but I just finished the fifth and final episode of Chernobyl last night and the entire series was excellent. From the confusion of the first hours to the anonymous and sometimes futile heroism in the aftermath to the backroom and courtroom scenes at the end...
from history,” wrote Madrid-born American philosopher George Santayana, “are doomed to repeat it”. Unfortunately, the fact that history does repeat itself – as Marx wrote, “the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce” – shows that we haven’t really heeded to Santayana’s ...
The good and bad of the WW2 has a tendency to repeat itself. The global and national nature of the Coronavirus epidemic and the fact that it, like war, is no respecter of persons, wealth, or nation, has forged a similar atmosphere as the Second World War. Totality and finality forces ...
Stephen, the honorary manager, observing one of the young men attempting to repeat his sallies, ordered a constable down into the pit to take him into charge. A number of gentlemen gathered round the offender, and prevented his capture ; the pit, boxes, and gallery immediately rose, and ...
History is stacked on top of itself. It is a web that has been building for thousands of years and it is all connected. So if you want to change and outcome you need to change things leading up to it. And while some places a single change can have huge knock on...
locations in which intelligent life does emerge, it will find itself emerging within the lifetime of the star, and moreover is most likely to observe t1 approx= t‘, consistent with our own observations. Observation selection effects therefore explain why we see these time- scales tightly ...
It may be possible to blend some religions together, but Christianity does not lend itself to any blending whatsoever. This is because Jesus, in His infinite wisdom, has forced us all to take a stand. Unlike any other religion, He made the claim to be God Incarnate. That means that you...