I heard in high school that those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it. I thought that this meant that if we did not study Greek and Roman history we might repeat their mistakes. No, no, no, the cycle of mistake perpetuation is much shorter, much more modern, like several times within a human lifetime.
I got a fund-raising letter from John Barrasso, boasting that he is now regarded as the “most conservative member of the U.S. Senate.” Hmmm, I wonder why a smart, moderate, articulate centrist