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History doesn't repeat itself – historians merely repeat each other.

The Holocaust was an obscene period in our nation's history. I mean in this century's history. But we all lived in this century. Well, I didn't live in this century.

(1947 – ) U.S. vice president & politician

 It's hard to be nostalgic when you can't remember anything.

History: An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

(1842 – 1914) author & satirist

You always think another time would have been ideal for you; the reality is there was no novocaine when you went to the dentist.

(1935 – ) movie actor, director & comedian

History repeats itself. That's one of the things wrong with history.

What year did Jesus think it was?

(1937 – 2008) stand-up comedian, social critic, actor & author

I hated Geography… because it’s just like History… except without people and dates.

(1956 – ) American entertainer & comedian

If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again.

English football player & manager

History must repeat itself because we pay such little attention to it the first time.

(1919 – ) American sportswriter

The difference between God and the historians consists above all in the fact that God cannot alter the past.

(1835 – 1902) English composer, author & satirist