“The hasty reformer who does not remember the past will find himself condemned to repeat it.” — John Buchan
(So, who said it first? George Santayana, or Johnnie B.? Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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Published February 27, 2017 Entertainment , Language 2 CommentsTags: Codes, cryptogram, John Buchan, Puzzles, quotes, Word Games
Excellent question, UR; I wondered the same thing! According to Bartleby.com, Santayana’s attribution dates to 1905, and Buchan’s to 1923 … that makes almost 20 years in which Buchan could have heard or read Santayana’s most famous aphorism.
http://www.bartleby.com/73/853.html
Without knowing the dates, I kinda had the same feeling, hal. I saw that George was born about 20 years earlier, but without digging deeper, I didn’t know which one became prominent – and more quotable – sooner. Thanks, for doing my dirty work!
— YUR