Metal Rabbit Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. discuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CGV Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 I guess it's true. If you don't learn froma mistake, you might just do it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Changed by VASM :( Posted September 19, 2008 Share Posted September 19, 2008 That was epic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) This is dependent on the mistake and the scope of people one is referring to (I don't know how to word that but I hope it makes sense). Were one to make the mistake of consuming a poisonous plant, it is unlikely that the individual who did so would have an opportunity to repeat the mistake (this is on the individual scale which the quote may or may not attempt to define). On a larger scale, Sega repeated the mistake of putting a console in the market too soon before its competitors and suffered because of it, yet Microsoft was noticeably more successful with the Xbox 360 despite using the same strategy as Sega. The quote makes sense, but only as a vague generalization. Personally, I do not think it can be reliably applied to any particular situation because it neglects the multitude of complex factors might be involved. Edited September 20, 2008 by Wist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral "Bull" Halsey Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 *reserved for Gravemind speech* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanarkin Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I have heard that saying before MR but where?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Knight Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) I have heard that saying before MR but where?... Winston Churchill right? Edited September 20, 2008 by Blue Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 I like "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florete Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Agreed, but I still hate history classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 (edited) "Artists use lies to tell the truth, whereas politicians use them to cover it up." Edited September 21, 2008 by Fireman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percivalé Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 "Writers are second only to politicians in the expert art of lying." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLSothe Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 That was epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Writer's use lies to tell the truth while politicians use them to cover up the truth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zanarkin Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 Winston Churchill right? I think a teacher put it up in his class. I'm not sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Rabbit Posted September 20, 2008 Author Share Posted September 20, 2008 This is dependent on the mistake and the scope of people one is referring to (I don't know how to word that but I hope it makes sense). Were one to make the mistake of consuming a poisonous plant, it is unlikely that the individual who did so would have an opportunity to repeat the mistake (this is on the individual scale which the quote may or may not attempt to define). On a larger scale, Sega repeated the mistake of putting a console in the market too soon before its competitors and suffered because of it, yet Microsoft was noticeably more successful with the Xbox 360 despite using the same strategy as Sega.The quote makes sense, but only as a vague generalization. Personally, I do not think it can be reliably applied to any particular situation because it neglects the multitude of complex factors might be involved. When I read this quote in one of my classes, I take it literally and think of a student who keeps failing history class, and how he has to repeat it if he doesn't learn from it. Although a real applicable use would be when Hitler made the same mistake of trying to take on the russians during the winter with insufficent supplies. Winston Churchill right? That sounds right. Churchill was an inspiring man afterall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLSothe Posted September 20, 2008 Share Posted September 20, 2008 That sounds right. Churchill was an inspiring man afterall. Oh, and Hitler wasn't? HE inspired us NOT to use Blue Eyed blonde haired soldiers and/or murder people, cuz you end up dying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serene Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 Thouh in faith will keep us safe, withlist we find the path Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLSothe Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 I was a POW in---*No one cares anymore, so shot* -McCAin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wist Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 (edited) When I read this quote in one of my classes, I take it literally and think of a student who keeps failing history class, and how he has to repeat it if he doesn't learn from it.Although a real applicable use would be when Hitler made the same mistake of trying to take on the russians during the winter with insufficent supplies. Those examples make good sense (I like how you used it in the former example especially), but as a general principle it is still too vague to be of much use.Oh, and Hitler wasn't? HE inspired us NOT to use Blue Eyed blonde haired soldiers and/or murder people, cuz you end up dying."All great world shaking events have been brought about, not by written matter, but by the spoken word." - I do not agree with this statement, but it is relevant to the quoted topic. Edited September 21, 2008 by Wist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom103 Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 "Hope only brings disappointment" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteor Posted September 21, 2008 Share Posted September 21, 2008 "Hate leads to the dark side." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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