# 歴史は繰り返さないが、韻を踏む [「歴史は繰り返さないが、韻を踏む」という名言の真相：上級英語への道：So-netブログ](https://eigo-kobako.blog.ss-blog.jp/2022-02-17) [History Does Not Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes – Quote Investigator®](https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/01/12/history-rhymes/) 詳細は省くのでご一読願いたいが、結論から言うと、調査した結果、 > In conclusion, the earliest known evidence of this popular quotation appeared in 1970, but that date is many decades after the death of Mark Twain. Hence there is no substantive support for the Twain ascription. Precursors mentioning history and rhyme were published before 1970, but the statements were not compact and witty. ということで、彼の言葉とはいえないようなのだ。いかにもマーク・トウェインが言いそうな言葉なので、この説が定着したのだろうか。