The reasonable man adapts himself to the world. The unreasonable man persists in attempting to adapt the world to himself. All progress in the world, therefore, is dependent on the unreasonable man.
–G.B. Shaw
We Indians (yes, call me a racist here, but I still plod on) are not taught this when we are kids. We are told the story of the king.
Once there …
Q. Prompt:
“History repeats itself. This is a testimony to the stupidity of man.”
–Adapted from Edith Hamilton
“History does not repeat. It rhymes.”
–Mark Twain
Assignment: Does history repeat itself? […] Write an essay.
A. Does History Repeat Itself?
No — in my view, History does not repeat itself. I would concur with Mark Twain — ‘It [history] rhymes’.
It has been recognized since …
