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"History repeats itself" and "History never repeats itself" are about equally true ... We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.

G. M. Trevelyan
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History repeats itself and History never repeats itself are about equally true ... We never know enough about the infinitely complex circumstances of any past event to prophesy the future by analogy.