Who said "The past is a teacher if you listen to it."?

This quote is attributed to Kanye West.

The past is a teacher if you listen to it. - Kanye West

"The past is a teacher if you listen to it."

Kanye West History

Hip Hop Producer Rapper American Born 1977 (age 49)

"I am a god"

"One thing I know for sure is that I am not a fan of fakeness"

"The moment you give up is the moment you let someone else win"

"I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it"

"I've seen a lot of things in my time."

"That's how we archaeologists tell time."

"We must learn from history or be doomed to repeat it."

"Every artifact tells a story."