Anyone know who said, "those that don't remember history are doomed to repeat it"?

Marx said," history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce."

Kat I read your article and I thought I was reading about Bush at first, then reading dates cleared it up. Is that where Bush got the idea for the homeland security act, and pushed it through without the senate reading it? Sounds like if that was fact, history is repeating.

I think we need to let go of history and focus on the present. We keep ourselves locked into to much of the past.I wrote this song awhile ago and it seems appropriate for this thread.

      Faded History
The world has had it's time of lessons all well learned. And now we can reflect for those that are yet unborn. Let the tales of horror and war pass beyond our imagination. Let's start a new beginning with new tales of communication. Logic makes us see We have nothing to lose. Peace is within our grasp If that is what we choose. Let's take a chance Begin anew Start from scratch See what we can do To create a new history For all mankind to tell. The stories of a peacefull era, and how we came to say, We are a unity of people And let the old history fade away.

still a work in progress and I've changed and added some things but the point is still there.
The parallel I was pointing out earlier was what is happening now, with Iraq and US occupation after the war. I think although they don't like Saddam, they are also anti-American and don't want us in there either. That is why they are looking at a tougher war than they thought it would be. The people are fighting for their land. Like the Russians that fought against the Nazi invasion. There you go, a repeat of history of sorts.
Peace. Rustic