Who said Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it?

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"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana

it is also a quote from the OC said by Ryan Atwood, however i believe he was quoting George Santayana

The full quote from The Life of Reason (1905-1906) by George Santayana is

Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

Winston Churchill is also credited with the variation:
"Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it"
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