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Quote by George Santayana
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
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The quote warns that forgetting past mistakes leaves people likely to make the same mistakes again. Remembering history is presented as a practical safeguard: it helps people recognize repeating patterns and choose differently instead of returning to familiar failures.
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