Where is the quote "history never fails to repeat itself" from

Question

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Answer 1

9 What has been will be again,

       what has been done will be done again;

       there is nothing new under the sun.

Ecclisiastes 1:9

Edit:  That quote will also be re-written, as are many of the verses of the bible.

Answer 2

Check quoteworld.org

Joseph Billings?

Answer 3

Perhaps you are thinking of the following quote from philosopher/writer George Santayana: Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.