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Quote by Henry Adams
Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance

Nothing in education is so astonishing as the amount of ignorance it accumulates in the form of inert facts. – Henry Adams

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As for America, it is the ideal fruit of all your youthful hopes and reforms. Everybody is fairly decent, respectable, domestic, bourgeois, middle-class, and tiresome. There is absolutely nothing to revile except that its a bore. – Henry Adams

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No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is vicious. – Henry Adams

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Words
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The big shift in approach on education that we are taking – which is different from what happened before – is that we trust teachers and we trust heads. – Michael Gove

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Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow. – Anthony J. DAngelo

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In education, they say either property taxes have to go up, or well have poor education – thats a false choice. – Scott Walker

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One of the greatest obstacles to escaping poverty is the staggering cost of higher education. – Chris Van Hollen

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