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Sixty years ago I knew everything; now I know nothing; education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

Will Durant
American historian, philosopher and writer (1885–1981)

William James Durant was an American writer, historian, and philosopher. He became best known for his work The Story of Civilization, 11 volumes written in collaboration with his wife, Ariel Durant, and published between 1935 and 1975. He was earlier noted for The Story of Philosophy (1926), described as "a groundbreaking work that helped to popularize philosophy".
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Education is the mother of leadership.

Wendell Willkie
American lawyer and corporate executive (1892–1944)

Wendell Lewis Willkie was an American lawyer, corporate executive, and the 1940 Republican nominee for President. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist: although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor, he favored greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies. His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the 1940 election with about 55% of the popular vote and took the electoral college vote by a wide margin.
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What is defeat? Nothing but education. Nothing but the first step to something better.

Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884)

Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.
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The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.

Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884)

Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.
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What is defeat? Nothing but education, nothing but the first step to something better.

Wendell Phillips
American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884)

Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.
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And I also thought that Richard Nixon was the greatest political education we have ever had, but it looks like we need to relearn them again.

Wavy Gravy
American entertainer

Hugh Nanton Romney Jr., known as Wavy Gravy, is an American entertainer and peace activist best known for his role at Woodstock, as well as for his hippie persona and countercultural beliefs. He has reported that his moniker was given to him by B.B. King at the Texas International Pop Festival in 1969.
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The five different areas in which boys are in crisis - education jobs emotional health physical health and fatherlessness - are handled by different portions of the government.

Warren Farrell
author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate

Warren Thomas Farrell is an American political scientist, activist, and author of seven books on men's and women's issues. Farrell has been described as the "father of the men's movement."
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You cannot blame the mismanagement of the economy or the fact that we have not invested adequately in education in order to give our people the knowledge, the skills and the technology that they need in order to be able to use the resources that Africa has to gain wealth.

Wangari Maathai
Kenyan environmentalist and politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004

Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental and a political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift she studied in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree from Mount St. Scholastica and a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her PhD from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
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You can't have a sustainable US economy without a great education system. Teach students to do the job right. You don't have an innovative economy unless you have a great education.

Walter Isaacson
American writer, journalist and biographer

Walter Seff Isaacson is an American author, journalist, and professor. He has been the President and CEO of the Aspen Institute, a nonpartisan policy studies organization based in Washington, D.C., the chair and CEO of CNN, and the editor of Time.
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Few things are as essential as education.

Walter Annenberg
American businessman, ambassador, and philanthropist (1908–2002)

Walter Hubert Annenberg was an American businessman, investor, philanthropist, and diplomat. Annenberg owned and operated Triangle Publications, which included ownership of The Philadelphia Inquirer, TV Guide, the Daily Racing Form and Seventeen magazine. He was appointed by President Richard Nixon as United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom, where he served from 1969 to 1974.
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