Thucydides himself said – – that it was enough for him that his words “be judged useful by those who want to understand clearly the events which happened in the past and which (human nature being what it is) will, at some time or other and in much the same ways, be repeated in the future”.
We haven’t changed a bit since then! Methinks we will not do so in the future.
WE NEVER LEARN!!!
Aelag's Blog 