No, history does not repeat itself

There are many cases in history where people have learned from the mistakes of the past. Human nature might be constant, but we have become more educated than our ancestors. Even if we all have our own self-interests at heart, we learn that conflict will not always get us what we want. There are also people who defy "human nature" and seek to make our future world a better place. History does not inherently repeat itself; it only repeats when we let it.