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Jul 15Liked by Steven Schwartz

On the money, and whether he said it or not, Santayana was right that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it". And in the case of those who are studying history formally, they are also condemned to repeat the exam!

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"The university’s “Unlearn Truth” curriculum urged students to abandon established “truths” and embrace new ones." Bizarre. I practice Vipassana meditation as taught by the Buddha over 2600 years ago. I don't know of anything better which has arisen since then.

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