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Santayana

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Santayana
George. 1863--1952, US philosopher, poet, and critic, born in Spain. His works include The Life of Reason (1905--06) and The Realms of Being (1927--40)


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9781847181817 Santayana and America; values, liberties, responsibility.
The quote Ensign brandished on the floor, on “Face to Face” and surely elsewhere to make his case about historical lessons evolved from what Santayana wrote on Page 284 of his “Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense” in 1905 — 35 years before Churchill became prime minister.
The second is: "Those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it," which is actually a misquotation of the original text written by philosopher George Santayana, who, in his Reason in Common Sense, wrote: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
 
 
 
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