Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time…

Julian Barnes
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Does history repeat itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce? No, that's too grand, too considered a process. History just burps, and we taste again that raw-onion sandwich it swallowed centuries ago. ✨ Julian Barnes (2010). A History Of The World In 10 1/2 Chapters, p.241, Random House
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