Arthur Balfour (1848–1930) was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1902–1905. He was the UK's Foreign Secretary from 1916–1919. Arthur Balfour He is perhaps best known for the Balfour Doctrine of 1917, which stated that the British government believed the Jews should have a national homeland in the Middle East. That doctrine resulted in the birth of the state of Israel in 1948. But that's not what I wanted to talk about… You see, I happen to really like a quote he made. Chances are we've all heard the saying, "History repeats itself." Balfour disagreed. He said: History does not repeat itself. Historians repeat each other. This

When I first began to study Wicca and Witchcraft (which at the time were considered synonymous), there were several things that were accepted as “fact.” Nine million Witches were burned during the Inquisition or “Burning Times.” Wicca was the rebirth of an ancient religion. Various Witches were going to disagree with each other as to what was real Witchcraft and who were really Witches, leading to what can generously be called “Witch Wars.” Well, the “wars” were at best minor skirmishes, primarily between some very ego-driven people, most of whom have been forgotten. I'm inclined to think the reason they were relatively small was simply because communication was