"Knowledge of human nature is the beginning and end of political education." ― Henry Adams Topic(s): Education More From Henry Adams "There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence." "Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts." "One friend in a lifetime is much, two are many, three are hardly possible. Friendship needs a certain parallelism of life, a community of thought, a rivalry of aim." More In Education "I don’t know if I’m a national education figure."― Jeb Bush "The world we build tomorrow is born in the stories we tell our children today. Politics moves the pieces. Education changes the game."― Jonathan Sacks "Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess."― Karl Kraus