answer: #Person1# says history repeats itself. #Person2# agrees with the statement because people often make the same mistakes over and over again.
documents: #Person1#: Are you interested in history?
  #Person2#: Yes, I am. I enjoyed studying it at school, though I had trouble remembering all the dates, so my teacher never gave me good marks.
  #Person1#: I love history, but I'Ve always thought that learning the reasons behind events is more important than remembering exactly when they happened.
  #Person2#: I wish you had been my history teacher! I might have got better marks!
  #Person1#: Some people say that history repeats itself.
  #Person2#: What does that mean? The same events never happen twice, do they?
  #Person1#: The idea is that the people and dates change, but the reason why things happen stay the same.
  #Person2#: I see. I think I'd agree with that statement. People often seem to make the same mistakes over and over again.