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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by endymi0n on Monday June 07, 2021 @05:50PM (#27427533)
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."

— George Santayana

"I've got news for Mr. Santayana: we're doomed to repeat the past no matter what. That's what it is to be alive."

— Kurt Vonnegut

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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by karaterobot on Monday June 07, 2021 @07:32PM (#27428727)
"The past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes." — Mark Twain (attrib.)

Makes more sense to me.

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Re:David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies a... by samatman on Monday June 07, 2021 @11:23PM (#27430309)
"The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce" -Karl Marx

Just to keep the quote chain going. Seems relevant to me at least...

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