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Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. |
George Santayana (1863-1952) Spanish-born philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist
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Abbreviations used for dates:
BCE = Before the Common Era (same as BC, Before Christ)
CE = Common Era (same as AD, Anno Domini meaning After Christ)
c = circa meaning about, approximately
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remember (verb): recall; have in one's mind a memory of
the past (noun): what happened before this moment; history
condemned (verb, past participle): forced, destined
repeat (verb): do the same again
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