On the recordOctober 21, 2015
I subscribe to your theory that seems to be based upon one of my favorite writers, George Santayana, who once wrote if we fail to learn the lessons of our history we are bound to repeat them.
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congress.govJim Clyburn: “I subscribe to your theory that seems to be based upon one of my favorite writers, George Santayana, who once wrote if…”
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Clyburn emphasizes the importance of learning from past disasters to avoid repeating mistakes.
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