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history repeats itself
prov. Things that have happened in the past will happen again.
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History Repeats Itself (Ravyns album)
History Repeats Itself, released in 2014, is the third studio album by Baltimore rock band The Ravyns. It features new recordings of songs that were written by the band in the 1980s. Recording the album was crowdfunded through an IndieGoGo campaign.
Usage examples of "history repeats itself".
It is true that history repeats itself sometimes, but most often it doesn't, and in any case it never does so in a reliable enough way that you can prudently bet money on it.
Confronted with the issue of [Supreme Commander Leonard's] militaristic megalomania, we are tempted to point to the past and remind one another that history repeats itself.