Thanks for the correction, Judy. This way I learned about a man I had never heard before.

I guess I mixed it up with History repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce which I now claim to be from Karl Marx (until I'll be corrected).

Richard (best regards too and also to Pat; it was so nice to see both of you again), I am quite undecided about Marx, I consider his problem description as far better than his advices how to change the problem.
However, a great man he was and whereas names like Lenin, Stalin, and some less know communist leaders have completely disappeared in (former) East Germany as street names, school names etc. the name of Marx can still be found.

Wolfgang