What’s past is prologue

What’s past is prologue

"What’s past is prologue" is a quote by William Shakespeare from his play "The Tempest" meaning that history repeats itself and continually influences the present. The quote is engraved on the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C [Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989. [http://www.bartleby.com/73/1296.html NUMBER: 1296] ]

Senator Joe Biden used the quote in the 2008 Vice Presidential Debate against Sarah Palin when he was accused of focusing too much on the past. [ "Replied Biden: "Past is prologue." He went on to defend his emphasis on the Bush policies often supported by McCain." [http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics/AP/story/711987.html 'In debate, both candidates accomplished their primary missions'] Miami Herald 10.03.08] The phrase is also commonly used by the military when discussing the similarities between war throughout history. [The Past as Prologue? A History of U.S. Counterinsurgency Policy in Colombia, 1958-66 [http://www.stormingmedia.us/22/2280/A228004.html] ] [Murray, Williamson "The Past as Prologue: The Importance of History to the Military Profession " Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 8, 2006)]

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