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Does History Repeat Itself, The First Time As Tragedy, The Second Time As Farce?
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Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the
second time as farce? No, that's too grand, too considered
a process. History just burps, and we taste again that
raw-onion sandwich it swallowed centuries ago.
-- Julian Barnes
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History always repeats itself: once as tragedy, the second time as farce.
History repeats itself -- the first time as a tragi-comedy, the second time as bedroom farce.
History repeats itself only if one does not listen the first time.
History does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. -- Mark Twai
History doesn't repeat itself -- historians merely repeat each other. -- First Rule of History
First Rule of History: History doesn't repeat itself -- historians merely repeat each other.