George santayana , the philosopher , once said that those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it .

哲学家乔治桑塔亚纳（georgesantayana）曾经说过，忘记过去就一定会重复过去。

It was in george santayana 's celebrated quote on a plaque at auschwitz that I found a clear articulation of the difference between the western and the chinese approaches : " the one who does not remember history is bound to live through it again . "

直到我在奥斯维辛一块纪念铭牌上读到了乔治桑塔亚纳的那句名言时，才终于为西方不同于中国之处找到了一种清晰的表述方式：“忘记历史之人注定会再次经历历史。”