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Absolutely pertinent in our time, sadly not just a member of Congress but the President himself, and his entire administration.
"The past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes".
Mark Twain
Is that why 47 fancies himself as such a hilarious Joker during his rallies?
History may not repeat itself, but sometimes it comes awfully close! I hadn't heard Twain's quote, but these days Seamus Heaney’s lines (from The Cure at Troy) often come to mind:
History says, Don’t hope
On the side of the grave,
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.
Absolutely pertinent in our time, sadly not just a member of Congress but the President himself, and his entire administration.
"The past does not repeat itself, but it rhymes".
Mark Twain
Is that why 47 fancies himself as such a hilarious Joker during his rallies?
History may not repeat itself, but sometimes it comes awfully close! I hadn't heard Twain's quote, but these days Seamus Heaney’s lines (from The Cure at Troy) often come to mind:
History says, Don’t hope
On the side of the grave,
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.