Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it George Santayana
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Meaning · English
People who ignore past mistakes will repeat them
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
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Sources & notes
Listed on Wikipedia “List of proverbial phrases” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it George Santayana” mean?
People who ignore past mistakes will repeat them
Is “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it George Santayana” formal or informal?
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