Who said “History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.”?

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Philip Guedalla. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Some Historians," Supers & Supermen: Studies in Politics, History and Letters (1920)

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Guedalla, P. (n.d.). History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21655-history-repeats-itself-historians-repeat-each-other/

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Guedalla, Philip. “History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21655-history-repeats-itself-historians-repeat-each-other/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Guedalla, Philip. “History repeats itself. Historians repeat each other.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/21655-history-repeats-itself-historians-repeat-each-other/.

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