Cliche: Those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it." George Santayana. Toothless. Politicians quote it talking potholes. Mom and dad mouth it so the resident brat does her homework. Toothless. Politicians quote it talking potholes. Mom and dad mouth it so the resident brat does her homework. Worse. Santayana never said it. Correct: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." Distinction: "Do not" versus "cannot." Incapable. Lacking historical thought. Forget yesterday's lessons, and every new day's more or less the same day. No experiences to learn from. All there is then is instinct, reflex. Repetitive by nature. You may as well be dead.