John Oakley
Aug 31, 2018 · 1 min read

rh, I agree that freedom to speak is an important freedom, but it is not unique to the US. Many societies have that freedom now. And the points that Umair brings up definitely are not unique to the US either.

But “Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Those who do not remember their past are condemned to repeat their mistakes. Those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it. Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors are destined to repeat them.”George Santayana

That is the essence of what Umair is saying but in a language that no intelligent being can fail to understand. Whether they agree or not, it should make them think.

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